Challenges encountered on the path to commercialization: the case of Acadia Management Interview Series video database

Abstract

Optimal resource utilization is a practice every organization should strive for. Conflicts may arise from within organizations or from external stakeholders that prevent the realization of the full value of resources. Such may be the case when academic institutions endeavour to commercialize the outcomes of their research programs. How might organization theories help explain how challenges faced in an academic work environment when seeking to commercialize technology could be overcome? This paper offers the case of Acadia University and its Management Interview Series Video Database as an example.