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Academic Entrepreneurs: Social Learning and Participation in University Technology Transfer
The paper examines faculty participation in university technology transfer using data on individual researchers from the medical schools of Duke University and Johns Hopkins University. Results suggest that the adoption of initiatives is a function of the norms at the institutions where the individual trained, the observed behavior of those in leadership positions, and the observed behavior of similar individuals.
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http://www.hhh.umn.edu/centers/slp/clusters_entrepreneurship/bercovitz_academic_entrepreneurs.pdf