Heterogeneity of patenting activity and its implications for scientific research |
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Authors: | Dirk Czarnitzki Wolfgang Glänzel Katrin Hussinger |
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Institution: | a K.U. Leuven, Dept. of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, Leuven, Belgium b K.U. Leuven, Steunpunt O&O Indicatoren, Leuven, Belgium c Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, Germany d Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute for Science Policy Research, Budapest, Hungary e Maastricht University, Dept. of Organization and Strategy, Maastricht, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | The increasing commercialization of university discoveries has initiated a controversy on the impact for scientific research. It has been argued that an increasing orientation towards commercialization may have a negative impact on more fundamental research efforts in science. Several scholars have therefore analyzed the relationship between publication and patenting activity of university researchers, and most articles report positive correlations between patenting and publishing activities of scientists. However, previous studies do not account for heterogeneity of patenting activities. This paper explores the incidence of patenting and publishing of scientists distinguishing between corporate patents and patents assigned to non-profit organizations for a large sample of professors active in Germany. While patents assigned to non-profit organizations (incl. individual ownership of the professors themselves) complement publication quantity and quality, patents assigned to corporations are negatively related to quantity and quality of publication output. |
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Keywords: | O31 O32 O34 |
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