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Academic Scientists and Knowledge Commercialization: Self-Determination and Diverse Motivations

In: Incentives and Performance

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  • Alice Lam

    (Royal Holloway University of London)

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This chapter draws on self-determination theory to explain the mix of pecuniary and non-pecuniary motivational drivers underlying academic scientists’ commercial pursuits. It examines the diversity of their personal motivations for knowledge commercialization and how this is influenced by their values and beliefs about the science-business relationship. It argues that scientists can be extrinsically or intrinsically motivated to different f in their pursuit of knowledge commercialization, depending how far they have internalized the values associated with it. Beyond reputational and financial rewards, intrinsic motivations (e.g., pro-social norms and hedonic motivation) are also powerful drivers of commercial engagement. The conventional assumption that scientists are motivated by reputational rewards and the intrinsic satisfaction of puzzle-solving in academic research while commercial engagement is driven primarily by the pursuit of the financial rewards builds on a false dichotomy and polarized view of human motivation.

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  • Alice Lam, 2015. "Academic Scientists and Knowledge Commercialization: Self-Determination and Diverse Motivations," Springer Books, in: Isabell M. Welpe & Jutta Wollersheim & Stefanie Ringelhan & Margit Osterloh (ed.), Incentives and Performance, edition 127, pages 173-187, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-319-09785-5_11
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-09785-5_11
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    1. Vitus Püttmann & Jens Ruhose & Stephan L. Thomsen, 2023. "Academics’ Attitudes Toward Engaging in Public Discussions: Experimental Evidence on the Impact of Engagement Conditions," Research in Higher Education, Springer;Association for Institutional Research, vol. 64(5), pages 765-788, August.
    2. Ryan, James Christopher & Berbegal-Mirabent, Jasmina, 2016. "Motivational recipes and research performance: A fuzzy set analysis of the motivational profile of high performing research scientists," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 69(11), pages 5299-5304.
    3. Suominen, Arho & Kauppinen, Henni & Hyytinen, Kirsi, 2021. "‘Gold’, ‘Ribbon’ or ‘Puzzle’: What motivates researchers to work in Research and Technology Organizations," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 170(C).
    4. Paul Oghenero Okumagba & Otega Okinono, 2016. "Human Capability and Entrepreneurial Development in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria," Information Management and Business Review, AMH International, vol. 8(1), pages 38-46.
    5. Rajeev K. Goel & Devrim Göktepe-Hultén & Christoph Grimpe, 2017. "Who instigates university–industry collaborations? University scientists versus firm employees," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 48(3), pages 503-524, March.
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    7. Richard Blaese & Schneider Noemi & Liebig Brigitte, 2021. "Should I Stay, or Should I Go? Job satisfaction as a moderating factor between outcome expectations and entrepreneurial intention among academics," International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Springer, vol. 17(3), pages 1357-1386, September.
    8. Susanne Beck & Maral Mahdad & Karin Beukel & Marion Poetz, 2019. "The Value of Scientific Knowledge Dissemination for Scientists—A Value Capture Perspective," Publications, MDPI, vol. 7(3), pages 1-23, July.
    9. Sułkowski Łukasz & Dziedzic Justyna, 2020. "Scientist Organizational Identity – the Diversity of Perspectives," Journal of Intercultural Management, Sciendo, vol. 12(4), pages 29-48, December.

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