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Exploring the Role of University-Run Enterprises in Technology Transfer from Chinese Universities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 April 2020

Xibao Li  and
Justin Tan
Xibao Li*
Affiliation:
Tsinghua University, China
Justin Tan
Affiliation:
York University, Canada
*
Corresponding author: Xibao Li (lixibao@sem.tsinghua.edu.cn)
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Abstract

Universities in China have increased their entrepreneurship significantly, yet a good understanding of the specific characteristics of university-based technology transfers remains missing. This study focuses on a special type of university spinoffs in China, University-Run Enterprises (UREs), and examines how URE eminence contributes to a university's technology transfer performance, using panel data covering 195 universities over the five years from 2002 to 2006. The findings reveal that URE eminence not only signifies a university's strong entrepreneurial culture, but also signals commercial values and quality of the university research. It moderates the contribution of university scientists from the supply side and that of sourcing firms from the demand side.

摘要

摘要

中国高校参与的技术商业化活动日益增多，然而，针对中国高校技术转移活动特点的研究仍显不足。本文以一种特殊类型的高校衍生企业—校办企业—为研究对象，使用2002-2006年195所高校的历史数据，分析了校办企业声望对所依托高校技术转移活动规模的影响。分析发现，校办企业声望不仅体现所在高校的创业文化，而且能够反映所在高校科研究成果的质量和商业价值。因此，可以从外部企业的需求和高校科学家的参与两方面影响总体技术转移活动的规模。

Аннотация

АННОТАЦИЯ

Университеты в Китае значительно расширили предпринимательскую деятельность, однако по-прежнему отсутствует глубокое понимание специфических особенностей, которые характерны для передачи технологий в университетах. В этом исследовании основное внимание уделяется особому виду университетских филиалов в Китае (университетских предприятий (УП)) и проводится анализ того, каким образом высокое положение УП способствует передаче технологий в университетах, на основании панельных данных, которые охватывают 195 университетов за пять лет, с 2002 по 2006 гг. Результаты показывают, что высокое положение УП не только свидетельствует о сильной культуре предпринимательства в университете, но также служит доказательством коммерческой ценности и качества университетских исследований. Эта структура регулирует предложение со стороны ученых из университетов и спрос со стороны заинтересованных компаний.

Resumen

RESUMEN

Las universidades en China han aumentado significativamente su capacidad emprendedora, pero aún un buen entendimiento de las características específicas de las transferencias de tecnología basadas en la universidad. Este estudio se focaliza en un tipo específico de spin-offs en China, las empresas universitarias (UREs por sus iniciales en inglés), y examina como el prestigio de las empresas universitarias contribuye al desempeño de transferencia de tecnología de la universidad, usando un panel de datos que cobija a 195 universidades durante los cinco años entre 2002 y 2006. Los resultados revelan que el prestigio de las empresas universitarias no solamente da cuenta de una fuerte cultura emprendedora universitaria, sino que también dan señales de los valores comerciales y la calidad de la investigación universitaria. Esto modera la contribución de los científicos universitarios desde el lado de la oferta y la de las empresas de abastecimiento por parte de la demanda.

Keywords

academic entrepreneurshipspinoffstechnology transferuniversity-industry linkageuniversity-run enterprises校办企业衍生企业学术创业活动技术转移校企关系академическое предпринимательствофилиалыпередача технологийсвязь между университетами и промышленностьюуниверситетские предприятияemprendimiento académicospin-offstransferencia de tecnologíavinculación entre universidad e industriaempresas universitarias
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Management and Organization Review , Volume 16 , Issue 4 , October 2020 , pp. 907 - 943
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Copyright © 2020 The International Association for Chinese Management Research

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accepted by Senior Editor Can Huang

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