Larsen, MT. 2011. The implications of academic enterprise for public science: An overview of the empirical evidence. RESEARCH POLICY 40 (1): 6-19

[Eugene Garfield]

Larsen, MT. 2011. The implications of academic enterprise for public science: 
An overview of the empirical evidence. RESEARCH POLICY 40 (1): 6-19.

Author Full Name(s): Larsen, Maria Theresa
Language: English
Document Type: Article

Author Keywords: Academic enterprise; Academic patenting; University-
industry collaboration; Universities; Public research organizations
KeyWords Plus: BASIC SCIENTIFIC-RESEARCH; RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; 
BAYH-DOLE ACT; RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY; RESEARCH PERFORMANCE; 
TECHNOLOGY-TRANSFER; PHARMACEUTICAL-INDUSTRY; INTELLECTUAL 
PROPERTY; UNIVERSITY INVENTIONS; BIOMEDICAL-RESEARCH

Abstract: Concerns have been raised that the growing emphasis on the 
commercial value of academic research may have negative, unintended 
consequences, notably that it may have a deleterious effect on the production 
and dissemination of scientific knowledge or on the open-ended nature of public 
science. These concerns have catalyzed an expanding set of empirical studies, 
the evidence from which is vast and mixed. We review this body of 
investigative work, teasing out some preliminary conclusions regarding the 
broader implications of academic enterprise and promising avenues for further 
research. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Addresses: [Larsen, Maria Theresa] Copenhagen Sch Econ & Business Adm, 
Dept Innovat & Org Econ, DK-2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark
Reprint Address: Larsen, MT, DAMVAD, Badstuestr 20, DK-1209 Copenhagen, 
Denmark.

E-mail Address: theresa at damvad.dk
ISSN: 0048-7333
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2010.09.013
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2010.09.013