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The transfer of federally funded technology: A study of small, entrepreneurial, and ambidextrous firms

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  • Maribel Guerrero

    (Arizona State University)

  • Albert N. Link

    (University of North Carolina at Greensboro)

  • Martijn Hasselt

    (University of North Carolina at Greensboro)

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In this paper, we study the technology transfer mechanisms used to protect intellectual property by small, entrepreneurial firms that received Phase II research awards from the US Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The technology transfer mechanisms considered are patenting and publishing. Controlling for the agencies that funded the Phase II research (DOD and NIH), we find that the presence of a university as a research partner engenders greater patenting and publishing. We also find that minority-owned firms patent more intensely than do other firms. A portion of the firms patent and publish; we define these firms, based on our advanced review of the literature, to be ambidextrous. Ambidextrous firms are more likely to include a university as a research partner, to be male-owned and minority-owned, and to be relatively small. Our findings represent a new and important advancement to the literature.

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  • Maribel Guerrero & Albert N. Link & Martijn Hasselt, 2024. "The transfer of federally funded technology: A study of small, entrepreneurial, and ambidextrous firms," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 62(3), pages 1009-1023, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:sbusec:v:62:y:2024:i:3:d:10.1007_s11187-023-00794-y
    DOI: 10.1007/s11187-023-00794-y
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    Keywords

    SBIR program; Technology transfer; Patenting; Publishing; Intellectual property; Ambidexterity; Entrepreneurial firms; Program evaluation;
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    JEL classification:

    • O38 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Government Policy
    • O34 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Intellectual Property and Intellectual Capital
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
    • L21 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Business Objectives of the Firm

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