Purpose

This study examines the perception and attitudes of academicians regarding factors that influence the commercialization of university research.

Design/methodology/approach

The data sample was drawn using a proportionate stratified sampling approach. A self-administered survey was used to obtain data regarding the perception of academicians on the factors that contribute to research commercialization. A total of 131 academicians completed the survey. Multiple regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses.

Findings

The results showed that two factors are significant and positively related with commercialization: the academician's behaviour and University-Industry collaboration. Surprisingly, the factors of innovativeness and Intellectual Property management did not have a significant relationship with commercialization.

Research limitations/implications

For future work, researchers should conduct in-depth interviews with the executive management at research universities and at the Ministry of Education Malaysia to complement our quantitative survey. These decision-makers act as funding sources for commercialization and can provide richer evidence regarding important factors affecting commercialization. They can also provide insight on the issues that prevent the commercialization of research from becoming a reality.

Originality/value

Commercialization of Malaysia's university research findings is a critical agenda item in the National Higher Education Strategic Plan. However, in Malaysia, the rate of commercialization of academic research is still unsatisfactory. This study provides important insights regarding intentions behind commercialization by depicting how factors of academic research (i.e. academician's behaviour, innovativeness, Intellectual Properties management, University-Industry collaboration) influence commercialization.

中文翻译：

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学术研究的商业化：评估马来西亚公立大学院士的看法

目的

本研究考察了院士对影响大学研究商业化的因素的看法和态度。

设计/方法/方法

数据样本采用按比例分层抽样方法抽取。一项自我管理的调查用于获取有关院士对有助于研究商业化的因素的看法的数据。共有131名院士完成了调查。多元回归分析用于检验假设。

发现

结果表明，有两个因素与商业化显着正相关：院士的行为和校企合作。令人惊讶的是，创新和知识产权管理的因素与商业化没有显着的关系。

研究限制/影响

对于未来的工作，研究人员应与研究型大学和马来西亚教育部的执行管理层进行深入访谈，以补充我们的定量调查。这些决策者作为商业化的资金来源，可以为影响商业化的重要因素提供更丰富的证据。他们还可以就阻碍研究商业化成为现实的问题提供见解。

原创性/价值

马来西亚大学研究成果的商业化是国家高等教育战略计划中的一个重要议程项目。然而，在马来西亚，学术研究的商业化率仍不能令人满意。本研究通过描述学术研究的因素（即院士的行为、创新性、知识产权管理、大学与产业合作）如何影响商业化，为商业化背后的意图提供了重要的见解。