Abstract:

This work aims at discussing technology transfer offices (TTOs) as organizations inhabiting physical boundary spaces that TTO managers may use in order to pursue technology transfer. After drawing on literature on boundary objects and boundary spaces, the study theorizes on mechanisms and strategies that TTO managers can adopt in order to configure the TTO space as a boundary space for technology transfer. Last, particular attention is given to the gap between how TTO managers intend to configure the boundary space and how the latter may be used and interpreted by the parties that engage in technology transfer with the support of the TTO.