A Moral Economy of Patents: Case of Finnish Research Universities' Patent Policies

Autor/in	Kauppinen, Ilkka
Titel	A Moral Economy of Patents: Case of Finnish Research Universities' Patent Policies
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 39 (2014) 10, S.1732-1749 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
DOI	10.1080/03075079.2013.806457
Schlagwörter	Moral Values; Intellectual Property; Research Universities; Educational Policy; Educational Change; Commercialization; Social Systems; Higher Education; Entrepreneurship; Knowledge Economy; Foreign Countries; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Geistiges Eigentum; Forschungseinrichtung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsreform; Social system; Soziales System; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Unternehmungsgeist; Knowledge society; Economy; Wissensgesellschaft; Wirtschaft; Ausland; Finnland
Abstract	The primary objective of this paper is to demonstrate the usefulness of the concept of moral economy for higher education studies through a study of Finnish research universities' patent policies. Patent policies not only stimulate the commercialization of research, they also set norms for behavior and aim to clarify how to distribute rights and responsibilities during the commercialization of research results. My main research finding is that even though institutionalized university patenting is a very recent phenomenon in Finland, policies regulating it have significant similarities to the US case. The main conclusion of this paper is that the question of university patent policies should not be disconnected from broader questions regarding contemporary globalizing knowledge capitalism. Overall, this paper contributes to higher education studies by showing the relevance of the concept of moral economy in studying contemporary university changes and transformations by demonstrating the moral economic nature of patent policies. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10