ABSTRACT

How can the factors affecting the technology transfer fee in the public sector be found in practice? This study is, to the best of our knowledge, the first to empirically test the simultaneous relationship between technological and contractual factors and the technology transfer fee. Through using a large sample of data, from the dominant public energy research organisation in Korea, our findings reveal the tendencies of technology transfer players in public to private transactions. Furthermore, we show that for technological factors, the number of patents and research fund positively affect the technology transfer fee; and for contractual factors, exclusivity has a positive and SME licensee has a negative relationship. These findings contribute to the technology transfer literature by allowing policy-makers of public and private sectors to understand that large scale investment on selected technology, appropriate patents management and cost-effective technology transfer strategy development should all be considered for greater economic return.

摘要

如何在实践中找到影响公共部门技术转让费的因素？据我们所知，这项研究是第一个实证检验技术和合同因素与技术转让费之间的同步关系的研究。通过使用来自韩国主要公共能源研究机构的大量数据样本，我们的研究结果揭示了技术转让参与者在公共到私人交易中的趋势。此外，我们还表明，对于技术因素，专利数量和研究经费对技术转让费用有正向影响；对于合同因素，排他性具有正向关系，中小企业被许可人具有负向关系。