Knowledge sharing within the academic community is necessary for achieving academic excellence in today's knowledge-based environment. Knowledge sharing requires teamwork in research, collaboration and joint publications, which suggests building trust among academics. Thus, the present study...

In this chapter, we explore the extent to which universities and other nonprofit research institutes currently participate in the secondary market for patents. We document 220 assignments, involving a total of 544 U.S. patent assets, that appear to represent arms-length patent sales by...

An increasing number of countries are introducing gender quotas in scientific committees. We analyze how a larger presence of female evaluators affects committee decision-making using information on 100,000 applications to associate and full professorships in all academic disciplines in two...

Das heutige Wissenschaftssystem ist durch zunehmenden Wettbewerb um die Optimierung messbarer Aspekte von Forschung geprägt. Quantifizierung, Indikatorisierung und der Einsatz von Metriken in der wissenschaftlichen Leistungsbeurteilung bestimmen den Forschungsalltag. Der daraus resultierende...