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Where do you think lie the strong points of technology transfer in Brussels?

To assess the quality of TT in BXL

The perceived quality of TT in BXL in the current phase

Technology transfer literature

Agrawal, A. K. (2001) . University- to-industry knowledge transfer: Literature review and unanswered questions. International Journal of management reviews, 3(4), 285-302.

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Do you feel that the way TT is performed in BXL today is sufficiently flexible in the sense that it allows solution building for complex problems?

To assess the quality of TT in BXL

The perceived quality of TT in BXL in the current phase

Dynamic capabilities literature at meso economic level

Eisenhardt, K. M., & Martin, J. A. (2000) . Dynamic capabilities: what are they? Strategic management journal, 21(10-11), 1105-1121.

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Which are the key facilitating factors?

To assess what factors or mechanisms facilitate TT

The key facilitators for TT according to our respondent

Ecosystem characteristics literature

Iansiti, M., & Levien, R. (2004) . The keystone advantage: what the new dynamics of business ecosystems mean for strategy, innovation, and sustainability. Harvard Business Press.

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If you could choose one element of the current way of working that you would never change, what would that be?

To assess what factors or mechanisms facilitate TT

The key facilitators for TT according to our respondent

Ecosystem characteristics literature

Iansiti, M., & Levien, R. (2004) . The keystone advantage: what the new dynamics of business ecosystems mean for strategy, innovation, and sustainability. Harvard Business Press.

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Where do you see bottlenecks in the current way TT is performed in BXL?

To assess what factors or mechanisms facilitate TT

The key facilitators for TT according to our respondent

Ecosystem characteristics literature

Iansiti, M., & Levien, R. (2004) . The keystone advantage: what the new dynamics of business ecosystems mean for strategy, innovation, and sustainability. Harvard Business Press.

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Are these bottlenecks due to inertia and if so, what causes this inertia, is it sunken investments, incomplete information, politics, path dependence, fiscal barriers? Collective irrationality?

To assess what factors or mechanisms hinder TT

The key barriers to TT according to our respondents

Ecosystem characteristics literature

Dedehayir, O., Mäkinen, S. J., & Ortt, J. R. (2018) ; Iansiti, M., & Levien, R. (2004) . The keystone advantage: what the new dynamics of business ecosystems mean for strategy, innovation, and sustainability. Harvard Business Press.

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Which coordination mechanisms can you identify that are used today in technology transfer in Brussels in order to match the different objectives of the different communities?

To assess what factors or mechanisms facilitate TT

The key facilitators for TT according to our respondent

Ecosystem characteristics literature

Iansiti, M., & Levien, R. (2004) . The keystone advantage: what the new dynamics of business ecosystems mean for strategy, innovation, and sustainability. Harvard Business Press.