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		| Joanna  Poyago-Theotoky | 
	
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		| ''University-industry technology transfer options:  licensing or research joint venture?'' | 
	
		| ( 2009, Vol. 29 No.4 ) | 
	
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		| In recent years there has been an increasing trend in various forms of collaboration and technology transfer between industry and universities, such as licensing, spin-offs and research joint ventures.  In this paper, I provide an explanation for the choice of licensing versus research joint venture as technology transfer options by a firm. | 
	
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		| Keywords: technology transfer,  university-industry research joint venture,  licensing | 
	
		| JEL: O3 - Technological Change; Research and Development: General 
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		| | Manuscript Received : Aug 06 2009 |  | Manuscript Accepted : Oct 14 2009 | 
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