-based university spin-offs from six universities, one of which is the University of Waterloo and the only inventor-ownership university … in North America, we compare the number and type of spin-offs produced by these universities. We find suggestive evidence … that inventor-ownership universities can be more efficient in generating spin-offs on both a per-faculty and per-R&D dollar …

, comparing German and Austrian universities. First, recent reforms of university governance in the two countries are summarized …. Second, the degree of implementation of managerial governance at universities is analysed as well as its effects on decision …

top 300 universities worldwide. By providing a patent ranking system and an analysis of the determinants of university … patenting, we enable an international comparison not only between different countries but also between universities within … countries. A ranking of the top-patenting universities shows a huge predominance of US universities: 18 of the top 25 …