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August 2022
Journal Article
Title

Personnel motivation in knowledge transfer offices: The role of university-level and organizational-level antecedents

Abstract
Knowledge transfer offices (KTOs) have become key actors in economic growth, innovation, and social and technological progress. Accordingly, scholars have dedicated increasing attention to KTOs' activities and performance. Surprisingly, these topics have mainly been addressed at the macro level through environmental and institutional variables, while scant attention has been given to the effect of micro- and behavioral dynamics on KTO outcomes. By considering four Italian KTOs, our paper aims to better understand the motivational aspects of KTO employees-and particularly the antecedents of such motivation. Focusing on self-determination theory (SDT), we link the three basic needs (relatedness, competence and autonomy) that explain KTO employees' intrinsic motivation to specific university-level and organizational-level antecedents. With regard to the former, we show that university government plays a key role in satisfying the need for autonomy among KTO personnel, while KTO organizational antecedents are more important in addressing the needs for competence and relatedness.
Author(s)
Pohle, Anna  
Fraunhofer-Zentrum für Internationales Management und Wissensökonomie IMW  
Villani, Elisa
Grimaldi, Rosa
Journal
Technological forecasting and social change  
Open Access
DOI
10.1016/j.techfore.2022.121765
Language
English
Fraunhofer-Zentrum für Internationales Management und Wissensökonomie IMW  
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