this study examined the accuracy between extension professionals and farmers regarding their perceptions of privatization and commercialization of agricultural extension services. the study was carried out in delta state, nigeria and it had a sample size of 224 respondents comprising of 134 extension professionals of the delta state agricultural programme (dtadp) and 90 farmers that were random...

Commercial potential is the opportunity of commercialization of the candidate technology. Every new technology to reach market needs to thrive and prosper in a continuously changing and unpredictable business environment. Determination of commercial potential of a technology is a necessary prerequisite element for defining successful commercialization strategies. Commercial potential can be det...

a r t i c l e i n f o Keywords: Scientific knowledge commercialization University-industry collaborations University-industry links Technology transfer University-industry relationships Exchange between science and industry is a prerequisite for innovation and has attracted considerable interest to the role of relationships and interactions in the process of bringing ideas to the market and com...

These papers are produced by the Institute for Manufacturing, at the University of Cambridge Engineering Department. They are circulated for discussion purposes only and should not be quoted without the author's permission. Your comments and suggestions are welcome and should be directed to the first named author. Abstract How do advanced materials ventures overcome the daunting commercializati...

We examine the accuracy of forecasts of the commercial potential of new product ideas by experts at an Inventor’s Assistance Program (IAP). Each idea is evaluated in terms of 37 attributes or cues, which are subjectively rated and intuitively combined by an IAP expert to arrive at a forecast of the idea’s commercialization prospects. Data regarding actual commercialization outcomes for 559 new ...

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The paper addresses the issue of the optimal investments in innovations with strong long-term aftereffects. As an example, investments in the construction of gas pipelines are considered. The most sensitive part of an investment project is the choice of the commercialization time (stopping time), i.e., the time of finalizing the construction of the pipeline. If several projects compete on the m...