This study investigates the extent to which university scientists have shifted their
interest from basic scientific research to application-oriented research within the context
of research commercialization policies. Data employed in this study come from a 2013
national survey of 474 university scientists and engineers in Taiwan, including both
respondents who filed a Taiwan patent between June 2005 and June 2010 and those who
have never filed a Taiwan patent. Our analysis indicates that university scientists’
research tends to change to become more application-oriented, while the change in their
research orientation is modest. It is also found that university scientists who received a
Ph.D. degree prior to the adoption of research commercialization policies and those who
have industry experience are likely to conduct research with a higher degree of
application-orientation.
本文旨在探討於研發成果商業化的政策系絡下，台灣大學教授的研究屬性，
是否有從基礎科學研究移轉至應用科學研究的現象。本文針對 474 位台灣科學及
工程領域的大學教授進行問卷調查，調查樣本包含 2005 年 6 月至 2010 年 6 月間
曾申請過台灣專利，以及截至調查時間為止，從未申請過台灣專利的大學教授。
研究結果顯示，與其博士論文的研究屬性相較，大學教授目前所執行的研究計
畫，有較為偏向應用研究的趨勢；但此研究屬性的轉變幅度尚屬適度，並未全然
忽視基礎研究。此外，本研究亦發現，於科學技術基本法通過施行前即取得博士
學位及有業界工作經驗的大學教授，目前所執行之計畫較為偏向應用研究。
