Open AccessDoes social trust stimulate university technology transfer? Evidence from China
Author(s) -
Ying Wu,
Wen Huang,
Deng Li
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
plos one
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.99
H-Index - 332
ISSN - 1932-6203
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pone.0256551
Subject(s) - technology transfer , social trust , china , robustness (evolution) , sample (material) , business , sociology , political science , social capital , chemistry , social science , international trade , biochemistry , chromatography , law , gene
This paper examines the effect of social trust on university technology transfer. A large sample of Chinese universities from the 2007–2017 period was used. We find that social trust facilitates university technology transfer. The finding remain valid after a series of robustness. The mechanism test shows that social trust facilitates university technology transfer by improving the level of university-industry cooperative innovation. Our study suggests that social trust is an important factor that affects university technology transfer.