Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have been identified as one of the key factors for the\r\ngrowth and development of a nation. This is reflected in the vast amount of investment of public\r\nfunds into research activities among the HEIs by the Malaysia government. Such a move is\r\nembraced by both developed and developing nations in the hopes of reaping the benefits in\r\nterms of the enrichment of knowledge, development of expertise and human capital and more\r\ntangibly in terms of the intellectual properties (IPs) produced by the research activities. Often\r\nthe IPs would have commercial potential and there are numerous avenues for commercialising\r\nsuch IPs. However, often only small percentages of the R&D output do get commercialised; most\r\nare treated as just another academic exercise. Thus, the challenge is driving the researchers in\r\nthe HEIs to ensure R&D doesnââ?¬â?¢t end with publication of findings only, but it flows continuously\r\ninto C ââ?¬â?? commercialisation, which includes the creation of university spin-out (USO). This study\r\ninvestigates the researchersââ?¬â?¢ behaviour in terms of conducting research, exploiting the results\r\nand ultimately commercialising their innovations.
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