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04R0057
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"Managing Innovation at Higher Education Institutions in Taiwan: Towards a 'Scientific-Economic' Framework"
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Yuan-Chieh Chang * , National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
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Ming-Huei Chen, Yuan-Ze University, Taiwan
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Mingshu Hua, National Chi Nan University, Taiwan
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Phil Y. Yang, National Chi Nan University, Taiwan
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* = Corresponding author
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Thanks to the passage of the Science and Technology Basic Law in 1999, Taiwanese universities have taken a more “scientific-economic” approach to protect and commercialize their research on their own rights. This paper examines the increasing innovative activities such as patenting, licensing and partnership with industry and incubated start-ups in the context of Taiwanese higher education institutions (HEIs). We propose a framework to analyze the innovation management of a university, namely: (1) intellectual property managerial capabilities, (2) the strength of external industrial partnership, (3) the entrepreneurial orientation of faculty, and (4) governmental commitment to research funding. We further examine how these factors influence innovative performance. Four hypotheses were developed. Via a postal questionnaire survey, all 122 HEIs in Taiwan were surveyed. The paper reveals that the intellectual property management, HEI-industry partnership and academic entrepreneurial orientation have differentiated effects on patent grants, licensing incomes, and firm incubating. Also, government resource commitment plays the role of moderator. Some managerial and policy implications were drawn for managing innovation effectively in universities.
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Yuan-Chieh Chang is an assistant professor at Institute of Technology Management, National Tsing Hua University. He obtained a PhD in Science and Technology Policy at PREST, University of Manchester, England and a MBA in management of technology at Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. Recently, he has involved in APEC-STPRC project to investigate the transferring and commercializing public sector research in APEC economies. His research works have been published in the journals of R&D Management and Technology in Society. |
Ming-Huei Chen is an assistant professor of Creativity and Innovation Management, Yuan-Ze University. She completed a PhD at Manchester Business School, England, and a MBA at Northern New Hampshire University, USA. Ming-Huei focuses her research on team creativity and entrepreneurship studies. Recently, she published papers in the journals of British Academy of Management and Technology in Society. |
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Mingshu Hua is a professor and director of the Institute of International Business Studies, National Chi Nan University, Taiwan. He graduated from Indiana University in 1981 with a PhD degree in Economics. Dr. Hua was a visiting scholar of Northwestern University and University of Illinois in 1990-1991. His research interests focus on financial strategy management and international finance. |
Phil Y. Yang is a doctoral student at the Institute of International Business Studies, National Chi Nan University, Taiwan. His research interests are technology licensing and entrepreneurial management. |
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