The Chicago Handbook of University Technology Transfer and Academic Entrepreneurship

As state support and federal research funding dwindle, universities are increasingly viewing their intellectual property portfolios as lucrative sources of potential revenue.  Nearly all research universities now have a technology transfer office to manage their intellectual property, but many are struggling to navigate this new world of university-industry partnerships. Given the substantial investment in academic research and millions of dollars potentially at stake, identifying best practices in university technology transfer and academic entrepreneurship is of paramount importance.

The Chicago Handbook of University Technology Transfer and Academic Entrepreneurship is the first definitive source to synthesize state-of-the-art research in this arena. Edited by three of the foremost experts in the field, the handbook presents evidence from entrepreneurs, administrators, regulators, and professors in numerous disciplines. Together they address the key managerial and policy implications through chapters on how to sustain successful research ventures, ways to stimulate academic entrepreneurship, maintain effective open innovation strategies, and improve the performance of university technology transfer offices.

A broad and ambitious work, the handbook offers comprehensive coverage for universities of all types, allowing them to confidently handle technology commercialization and further cultivate innovation.

Albert N. Link is professor of economics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and editor in chief of the Journal of Technology Transfer. His is the author of more than forty books, most recently Public Goods, Public Gains, Government as Entrepreneur, and Cyber Security: Economic Strategies and Public Policy Alternatives.


Donald S. Siegel is dean of the School of Business and professor of management at the University at Albany, SUNY. He is coeditor of Academy of Management Perspectives, editor of the Journal of Technology Transfer, and associate editor of the Journal of Productivity Analysis. His most recent books include His most recent books are Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Technological Change, the Oxford Handbook of Corporate Governance, and the Oxford Handbook of Corporate Social Responsibility.

Mike Wright is professor of entrepreneurship and head of the Department of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Imperial College Business School in London. He is also associate director of the Enterprise Research Center and director of the Center for Management Buyout Research. He has coauthored numerous books including Entrepreneurship: A Very Short Introduction, Entrepreneurship: Perspectives and Cases, and OxfordHandbook of Corporate Governance.