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Scientists and Their Attitudes to Industry Links

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  • Sean Butler

    (The Management School, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, 53 Prince's Gate, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2PG, United Kingdom)

  • Sue Birley

    (The Management School, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, 53 Prince's Gate, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2PG, United Kingdom)

Abstract

This paper examines the attitudes of scientists in four research institutes within the UK Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council towards links with industry. Interviews were conducted with scientists who ranged in their level of industrial contact from none at all to a high level of activity. They were classified into five groups by their attitudes and labelled as Enthusiastic, Interested, Prepared to be Supported, Disinterested and Academic High Ground. These attitudes are related to the level of activity. As expected, there was a relationship between attitude and level of activity. The first two groups had a high level of links, and the second two few. Those taking the Academic High Ground often had very good contacts with industry, despite their clear view of their academic and scientific roles.

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  • Sean Butler & Sue Birley, 1998. "Scientists and Their Attitudes to Industry Links," International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 2(01), pages 79-106.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijimxx:v:02:y:1998:i:01:n:s1363919698000043
    DOI: 10.1142/S1363919698000043
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    1. Bozeman, Barry & Rimes, Heather & Youtie, Jan, 2015. "The evolving state-of-the-art in technology transfer research: Revisiting the contingent effectiveness model," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 44(1), pages 34-49.
    2. Jan Youtie & Philip Shapira, 2017. "Exploring public values implications of the I-Corps program," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, vol. 42(6), pages 1362-1376, December.

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