Entrepreneurial Orientation in Academia

In addition to research and education, today's role of acadamia in the United States also includes the creation of wealth for society. Universities are active in fostering innovation and transferring technology. However, it should be noted that some universities act more as entrepreneurs than others and are more successful in selling licenses and spinning off companies.

Based on the concept of entrepreneurial orientation, Jan Boehm elaborates on the relationship between dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation such as autonomy, innovativeness, proactiveness, competitiveness, risk-taking, and interdisciplinarity and technology transfer performance of U.S. universities. Using variance-based multivariate analysis and a survey of principal investigators, the author concludes that entrepreneurial orientation within research organizations has a positive impact on technology transfer.

Autorentext
Dr. Jan Boehm promovierte bei Prof. Dr. Malte Brettel am Lehrstuhl Wirtschaftswissenschaften für Ingenieure und Naturwissenschaftler der RWTH Aachen. Er ist als Director Financial Institutions Group bei der Deutsche Bank AG in Frankfurt tätig.

Inhalt
Context and Definitions.- Theoretical Framework and Literature Review.- Conceptual Model and Hypotheses.- Methodology.- Data Collection and Analysis.- Results and Discussion.- Conclusion.