%0 Journal Article %T Organizational Factors that Affect the University-Industry Technology Transfer Processes of a Private University %A Closs %A Lisiane %A Cardozo Ferreira %A Gabriela %A Freitas Soria %A Alessandra %A Hoffmann Sampaio %A Claudio %A Perin %A Marcelo %J Journal of technology management & innovation %D 2012 %I Universidad Alberto Hurtado %R 10.4067/S0718-27242012000100007 %X this case study researched organizational factors that affect the university-industry technology transfer (uitt) processes of a private university, chosen by its success and uniqueness in the brazilian context. stood out as factors: innovation among pillars of management; valuing of research and intellectual property; qualified students, teachers and managers; multidisciplinary research groups; stability of governing body; performance of the tto, technology management agency and technology park. difficulties highlighted were: reconciliation of time between activities of professors-researchers, bureaucracy and centralization of administrative and legal support; valuation of research results; approach and negotiation with companies. among suggestions are: granting greater independence to the structures in charge of uitt and making them self-sustainable; training agents in technology marketing, sale, and negotiation skills. %K technology transfer %K university-industry %K organizational factors %K private university. %U http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0718-27242012000100007&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en