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University technology transfer offices: The search for identity to build legitimacy

Conor O’Kane, Vincent Mangematin, Will Geoghegan, Ciara Fitzgerald

Research Policy · 2014 · 222 citations · 157 references

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Concepts

ManagementHigher EducationTechnology ManagementInstitutional TheoryTechnology TransferIdentity ManagementLegitimacy ManagementOrganizational IdentityOrganizational LegitimacyTechnology Transfer AgreementsTechnology Transfer OfficesLegitimacy TransferTechnology Transfer ManagementUniversity-industry Technology Transfer

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