Commercialisation Tools in Network Research Organisations

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34190/ecie.19.1.2490

Keywords:

Commercialisation, Commercialisation tools, Network research organisation, Infrastructure, Infostructure, infoculture

Abstract

The paper aims to identify which commercialisation tools (CT) are employed in network research organisations as exemplified by the Łukasiewicz Research Network, Poland. The authors analyse the state of the art by studying publications in the Web of Science database and present a longitudinal case study. The commercialisation tools identified as a result of the literature review are classified according to an original approach proposed by the authors. Then, the proposed classification is applied to indicate the commercialisation tools used in the Łukasiewicz Research Network, one of the largest recognised research networks in Europe. A longitudinal single case study is used. The data is analysed at two points in time, i.e., for periods before and after the establishment of the Łukasiewicz Research Network. Namely, the tools used by individual research institutes before and after their inclusion in the network as well as the joint use of tools by the institutes making up the network are examined. The presentation is followed by a discussion of the contexts of applying commercialisation tools in the network organisation and individual institutes. Suggested future research includes analyses of the relationship between the use of specific commercialisation tools and commercialisation effectiveness measured by means of a set of commercialisation performance indicators.

Author Biographies

Marzena Walasik, Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute for Sustainable Technologies

Marzena Walasik, PhD, director of finance in the Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute for Sustainable Technologies, Poland. Deals with finance and commercialisation. Research interests: commercialisation of scientific research results, science communication and network research organisations. Finance co-ordinator, executor and expert in 25 projects, author and co-author of ca 30 publications.

Beata Poteralska, Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce, Poland

Beata Poteralska, Assoc Prof., Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce, Poland. Research interests: human resource management, project management, futures studies. Manager, expert or executor in 70 research, educational and infrastructural projects, both national and international (Horizon 2020, EIT Climate-KIC, FP7, FP5, COST, ERASMUS+, INTERREG). Author and co-author of over 100  publications.

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Published

2024-09-20