This edited book presents research results that are relevant for scientists, practitioners and policymakers who engage in knowledge and technology transfer from different perspectives. Empirical and conceptual chapters present original approaches regarding the current practice and policies behind technology transfer. By providing analyses at the macro, meso and micro-level, the respective chapters demonstrate how technology is moving from various organizational contexts into new institutions and becoming a critical aspect for competitiveness.

The Technology Transfer Challenge

List of Contributors
Part 1
Inventions and their commercial exploitation in German universities: Analyzing determinants among academic researchers
Do startups benefit from incubation? An analysis of startups' absorptive capacity
Absorptive Capacity Approach to Technology Transfer at Corporate Accelerators: A Systematic Literature Review
Strategy Processes in Technology Transfer Offices: Antecedents and Consequences
Role and Impact of Maker Spaces in Universities Third Mission - The ViNN:Lab Case
Does Technology Scouting Impact Spin-out Generation? An Action Research Study in the Context of an Entrepreneurial University
Technology Transfer through Intersectoral Partnerships - The Case of Digitization in the German Health Sector
Part 2
The Relevance of Technology Transfer
Start-ups as relevant supporters and initiators of sustainability attributes in global value chains of the future
Progressive University Technology Transfer ofInnovation Capabilities to SMEs: An Active and Modular Educational Partnership
Facilitating Knowledge and Technology Transfer via a Technology Radar as an Open and Collaborative Tool
Using open innovation platforms for technology transfer
Toward Systemic Strategy Development: A Contextual Innovation Framework
University Technology Transfer as Control Parameter of Complex Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
About the Authors.