Capability Structure and Development Mechanisms of Technology Commercialization Managers: A Whole-Process Organizing Perspective on Hard Tech Commercialization

ZHAO Jun

High-Technology and Commercialization ›› 2026, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (7) : 78.

主管:中国科学院
主办:中国科学院文献情报中心、中国高科技产业化研究会
ISSN:1006-222X
CN:11-3556/N
High-Technology and Commercialization ›› 2026, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (7) : 78.

Capability Structure and Development Mechanisms of Technology Commercialization Managers: A Whole-Process Organizing Perspective on Hard Tech Commercialization

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Hard-tech commercialization is not a one-off technology transaction, but a continuous organizing process that turns technological possibilities into credible applications and industrial viability. Building on previous research on science and technology business schools and technology commercialization managers, this paper focuses on whole-process organizing in hard-tech commercialization. It examines the role boundaries, capability structure, and development mechanisms of technology commercialization managers. The paper argues that such managers are not a new professional certification title, but a functional role responsible for organizing complex commercialization projects. Their capability structure can be understood as a five-capability model: technology identification, adoption validation, resource orchestration, transaction governance, and scaling-up. These capabilities correspond to technological, application, resource, collaboration, and scaling uncertainty. The development of technology commercialization managers should rely not on short-term training or a simple collection of courses, but on real projects, collaboration with specialized professionals, multi mentor feedback, and project-based reflection. This paper offers a conceptual framework for understanding and developing whole-process organizers in hard-tech commercialization.

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technology commercialization manager / hard-tech commercialization / whole-process organizing / five capability model / development mechanisms

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ZHAO Jun. Capability Structure and Development Mechanisms of Technology Commercialization Managers: A Whole-Process Organizing Perspective on Hard Tech Commercialization[J]. High-Technology and Commercialization. 2026, 32(7): 78

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