The involvement of technology transfer officers in the development of university startups : A psychological ownership perspective Harveen Chugh
Article information:To cite this document: Harveen Chugh, (2013),"The involvement of technology transfer officers in the development of university startAbstract Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to explore the involvement of technology transfer officers in the development of university start-ups from a psychological ownership perspective. Design/methodology/approach -A three-year qualitative study of three university start-ups was conducted using a longitudinal, case study and theory building design, whereby the theoretical perspective of psychological ownership was linked to the data during the analysis stage. Findings -When university start-ups are running low on funds, technology transfer officers develop psychological ownership for the start-up through the investment of the self and control routes (Pierce et al., 2001(Pierce et al., , 2003. Originality/value -There is a paucity of empirical studies that examine psychological ownership in new venture creation. This study shows technology transfer officers develop psychological ownership for the university start-up they are working with and contributes to both the psychological o wnership and entrepreneurship literatures.