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This study aims to identify critical success factors for today’s university/research organizations – industrial/industrial cooperation, which are key instruments for technology transfer offices (TTOs) or derivative organizations. In this context, a comprehensive literary examination was first conducted. With the information derived from the literature review, an original and comprehensive survey was prepared to determine the critical success factors for TTOs or derivative organizations. The survey was refined with expert reviews and applied as a pilot. Considering the data collected in the pilot application result, the survey has been refined and the expert reviews have been provided. Using the latest survey, data have been collected from specialists/professional employees/positions in TTOs or derivative organizations in Turkey or from 230 people related to this context. The reliability and validity of the survey is guaranteed. Analysis on the collected data was carried out in accordance with the approach of the structural equality model of the partial smallest squares. In this context, detection and verification factors analyzes have been implemented, the first model has been created and evaluations have been made. Then, with the aim of improving the model and as it requires the followed approach, the first model has been modified and improved, verifying factor analyses have been repeated, improved the final model has been created and evaluations have been made. Finally, in the context of critical success factors for TTOs or derivative organizations, 11 factors, 67 factors related objects, characteristics and/or conditions and factors have been determined. The results of this study are estimated to be beneficial for all stakeholders involved in improving the processes and performance of TTOs or derivative organizations.

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