@article{ART003403095},
author={Wanwoo Park and Chun-Kyu Kim and Yong-joo Kim},
title={A Study on the Analysis of Technology Transfer Efficiency in Universities},
journal={Industry Promotion Research},
issn={2466-1139},
year={2026},
volume={11},
number={4},
pages={223-247},
doi={10.21186/IPR.2026.11.4.223}
TY - JOUR
AU - Wanwoo Park
AU - Chun-Kyu Kim
AU - Yong-joo Kim
TI - A Study on the Analysis of Technology Transfer Efficiency in Universities
JO - Industry Promotion Research
PY - 2026
VL - 11
IS - 4
PB - Industrial Promotion Institute
SP - 223
EP - 247
SN - 2466-1139
AB - This study examined the level of technology transfer efficiency and the sources of the gaps among Korean universities above a certain scale with sustained technology transfer activity. Using disclosure data for 74 universities continuously observed from 2007 to 2024, output-oriented Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and the Malmquist Productivity Index (MPI) were applied, with R&D expenditure and full-time faculty as inputs and domestic patent registrations, technology transfers, and technology transfer revenue as outputs, and inefficiency was decomposed in logarithmic form. First, mean technical efficiency was low at 0.5125 (0.4282 after bias correction) and varied widely. Second, 58 of the 74 universities (78.4%) operated under decreasing returns to scale, including all ten flagship national universities. Third, differences across institutional types were not significant, with most of the gap occurring within types. Fourth, productivity rose by 8.27 percent annually, driven mainly by technical change, while the gap between universities did not narrow. These results suggested that type-specific support based on efficiency levels and returns to scale could serve as an alternative to the uniform expansion of inputs.
KW - University Technology Transfer;Data Envelopment Analysis;Malmquist Productivity Index;Technical Efficiency;Scale Efficiency;Returns to Scale
DO - 10.21186/IPR.2026.11.4.223
ER -
Wanwoo Park, Chun-Kyu Kim and Yong-joo Kim. (2026). A Study on the Analysis of Technology Transfer Efficiency in Universities. Industry Promotion Research, 11(4), 223-247.
Wanwoo Park, Chun-Kyu Kim and Yong-joo Kim. 2026, "A Study on the Analysis of Technology Transfer Efficiency in Universities", Industry Promotion Research, vol.11, no.4 pp.223-247. Available from: doi:10.21186/IPR.2026.11.4.223
Wanwoo Park, Chun-Kyu Kim, Yong-joo Kim "A Study on the Analysis of Technology Transfer Efficiency in Universities" Industry Promotion Research 11.4 pp.223-247 (2026) : 223.
Wanwoo Park, Chun-Kyu Kim, Yong-joo Kim. A Study on the Analysis of Technology Transfer Efficiency in Universities. 2026; 11(4), 223-247. Available from: doi:10.21186/IPR.2026.11.4.223
Wanwoo Park, Chun-Kyu Kim and Yong-joo Kim. "A Study on the Analysis of Technology Transfer Efficiency in Universities" Industry Promotion Research 11, no.4 (2026) : 223-247.doi: 10.21186/IPR.2026.11.4.223
Wanwoo Park; Chun-Kyu Kim; Yong-joo Kim. A Study on the Analysis of Technology Transfer Efficiency in Universities. Industry Promotion Research, 11(4), 223-247. doi: 10.21186/IPR.2026.11.4.223
Wanwoo Park; Chun-Kyu Kim; Yong-joo Kim. A Study on the Analysis of Technology Transfer Efficiency in Universities. Industry Promotion Research. 2026; 11(4) 223-247. doi: 10.21186/IPR.2026.11.4.223
Wanwoo Park, Chun-Kyu Kim, Yong-joo Kim. A Study on the Analysis of Technology Transfer Efficiency in Universities. 2026; 11(4), 223-247. Available from: doi:10.21186/IPR.2026.11.4.223
Wanwoo Park, Chun-Kyu Kim and Yong-joo Kim. "A Study on the Analysis of Technology Transfer Efficiency in Universities" Industry Promotion Research 11, no.4 (2026) : 223-247.doi: 10.21186/IPR.2026.11.4.223
