open access

https://doi.org/10.14943/47088

https://hdl.handle.net/2115/44523

A Study of the Communication between Inventors and Stakeholders of University Spin-offs

日本語

gaining connection between manufacturers

2010-12

北海道大学科学技術コミュニケーター養成ユニット（CoSTEP）

Japanese Journal of Science Communication

8

14-26

University spin-offs are concerned with various stakeholders when they transfer the results of universities’ basic research into practical applications. But university spin-offs inventors’ consciousness or communication has not been studied so far. In this study, questionnaires were sent to university spin-offs’ inventors. The results from 82 inventors showed how much 9 types of stakeholders contribute to “Gaining connection between manufacturers” and “sales” for university spin-offs. First, technical experts are rated highly than salespersons as inside people of university spin-offs. The reason seems to be that inventors communicate with technical experts of university spin-offs and manufacturers which are customers by special technology communication. Next, university coordinators are rated highly than financing persons as outside people of university spin-offs. It is likely that inventors communicate with university coordinators by technology comprehension well and they do not do with financing persons by it. Inventors and financing persons had better stop to adhere their own thought as specialists and communicate by technology comprehension.

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1881-8390