University-firm transfer is the relationship that the university sets with companies (as a social actor), in which the university transfers knowledge to society.
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Innovative Management of Spanish Academic Science Parks: Designing and Testing of Management Tool
Monica Cerdan-Chiscano (Ramon Llull University, Spain), Ana Isabel Jimenez-Zarco (Open University of Catalonia, Spain), and Joan Torrent-Sellens (Open University of Catalonia, Spain)
Copyright: © 2016
|Pages: 26
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8798-1.ch018
Abstract
The correct management of academic science parks is strategic for universities, as well as has synergistic effect for companies there in installed. Park managers choose who the tenants for the parks are, but also they take other strategic decisions relative to: (a) academic spin-offs creation, (b) investment in technology-based companies, o (c) consolidation the start-ups that have finished their incubation period. Managers have tools to increase quality decisions and reduce the level of risk associated. However, the park' nature and characteristics are unique, thus tools must be flexible, and able to adapt to the changing reality of the companies, park and environment. Based on the previous ideas, the present chapter proposes to design and test a management tool for science parks based on organizations and entrepreneur's characteristics. Results obtained show that the tool is very useful, due that its simplicity, flexibility and adaptability for be used in any Science Park.