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A Novel Method for Optimal Selection of Technology Commercialization Team Based on Commercial Competence

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Team selection is crucial for the success of technology commercialization. In existing researches on technology commercialization, the technical information is mostly used, while non-technical information is overlooked, especially the information between team members. This paper presents a new method for the optimal selection of technology commercialization team based on commercial competence, in which both technical attributes and cooperative commercialization attributes between team members are concerned. First, an evaluating index system of team selection is proposed, where factors affecting technology commercialization competence are determined. Second, a Fuzzy Evaluation Method for optimal selection of Technology commercialization team is built, and Matlab programs are developed to solve the model. Moreover, an example is used to illustrate the potential application of the proposed method. Results show that the proposed method can enhance theoretical understanding and decision-making for team selection of technology commercialization.

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Funded by the soft sciences plan project (2012B070300022).

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  1. School of Business Administration, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, Guangdong, China

    Ling Zhang & Yi Cui

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  1. Industrial Engineering Institution of CM, Tianjin, People's Republic of China

    Ershi Qi

  2. Industrial Engineering Institution of CM, Tianjin, People's Republic of China

    Jiang Shen

  3. College of Management and Economics Industrial Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China

    Runliang Dou

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Zhang, L., Cui, Y. (2013). A Novel Method for Optimal Selection of Technology Commercialization Team Based on Commercial Competence. In: Qi, E., Shen, J., Dou, R. (eds) Proceedings of 20th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40072-8_46

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