Interest in technology transfer across academic disciplines: Publication trends, 1981 Thru 1989 |
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Authors: | W Austin Spivey PhD J Michael Munson PhD William T Flannery PhD |
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Institution: | 1. The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, USA 2. Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, USA
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Abstract: | Interest in technology transfer across academic disciplines highlights this paper. We reviewed an abstracting service via
computer for the years 1981 thru 1989, concentrating on publication titles that included any of four key terms: diffusion
of innovation; intrapreneurshipl internal corporate venturing; and technology transfer. This computerized search located 828
pages in science and engineering and 1765 pages in the social sciences. In science and engineering, about 44% of the pages
relate to specific cases of technology transfer, and about 27% have an international focus. The opposite is true in the social
sciences: cases comprise about 25% of the pages, while 55% have an international focus. Economics, with 470 pages, dominates
the writings within the social sciences, as well as elsewhere. In science and engineering, three areas published the most:
electrical engineering (147 pages), agriculture (127), and multidisciplinary science (126). The findings suggest that researchers
interested in technology transfer would benefit by adopting a multidisciplinary perspective.
His experience in technology transfer includes work as a research aerodynamicist for Bell Helicopter Company. More recently
he has focused on the marketing problems associated with new products from the federal laboratory system. He has been editor
of the Marketing Educator. |
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