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Conclusion: An Assessment of Technology Transfer in Germany
Pages 346-348

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... Overall, production technology is a good example of long-standing, close relations between industry and research institutions. In addition, technology transfer in this mature industry is supported effectively by various institutions and associations, based on industrial self-organization.
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... Nor is the cultural environment favorable for research institutions to produce spin-out companies. Technology transfer in Germany is primarily institutionalized rather than personalized.
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... However, as the comparison with the United States shows, this channel of technology transfer is very effective. In addition, in Germany, the environment for professional mobility is unfavorable, so technology transfer through the movement of individual researchers is less significant than it is in the United States.
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