Lags between academic science and inventiveness in Poland
Lags between academic science and inventiveness in Poland
Author(s): Małgorzata WachowskaSubject(s): Economy, Business Economy / Management
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Akademii WSB
Keywords: inventions;knowledge diffusion;Poland;universities;
Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the paper is to show how fast university knowledge is transferred to enterprises located in Poland. An analysis of patent applications of enterprises made it possible to conclude that (1) academic knowledge diffuses to enterprises faster (11.93 years) than industrial knowledge (13.63 years); (2) university knowledge from patents diffuses faster (11.62 years) than from scientific papers (12.45 years) and (3) academic knowledge of foreign origin diffuses to enterprises faster (9.96 years) than knowledge of domestic origin (12.87 years).
Journal: Forum Scientiae Oeconomia
- Issue Year: 4/2016
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 81-91
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English