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Understanding Successful Transfers of Rapid-Composting Technology Using Qualitative Content Analysis for Interpretation

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Title Understanding Successful Transfers of Rapid-Composting Technology Using Qualitative Content Analysis for Interpretation
 
Creator Ponangi, Thyagaraju H
Mukherjee, Poulomi
Jain, Karuna
Grover, R B
 
Subject Proactive technology seeker
Public-funded mission-oriented research organizations (PMRO)
Social capital
Technology transfer
 
Description 956-965
This study focuses on the transfer of technology of rapid composting of bio-waste from a Public-funded Mission-oriented
Research Organization (PMRO) in India. The PMRO is engaged in developing nuclear power technologies, and applications of
nuclear technologies to non-power areas such as agriculture, bioscience, health care, and industry. It also develops technologies
for applications in many areas including electronics, computers, LASERs, and accelerators. The organisation encourages
the transfer of spin-off technologies for commercialization as well as for scaling up under incubation on a
non-exclusive basis. The technology under study has attracted a large clientele of over 50 transferee firms in 5 years. This paper
explores motivations behind a large clientele. While academic literature substantially covers the technology transfers from
universities, the PMROs, especially those in emerging economies have not received much attention from academics. This paper
inter alia addresses this gap. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the actors namely scientists, tech-transfer
managers, and executives of transferee firms. Qualitative content analysis was carried out to arrive at the success-enabling
factors, success-inhibiting factors, unique processes, and special roles of actors. Also, the paper brings out the strength of
qualitative content analysis as a concept interpretation method in case study research. The paper highlights the synergistic
interactions between the industry and the laboratory and provides useful tips for scientists, Tech-transfer Managers, and
executives of transferee firms for making success in tech-transfers of societal and environmental technologies.
 
Date 2023-09-02T11:29:14Z
2023-09-02T11:29:14Z
2023-09
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0022-4456 (Print); 0975-1084 (Online)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/62488
https://doi.org/10.56042/jsir.v82i9.1358
 
Language en
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR, India
 
Source JSIR Vol.82(09) [September 2023]