This study examines factors that explain the creation of university spin-offs. The study
focuses on mechanisms that technology transfer offices (TTOs) and universities employ to …

Universities now play a major role in regional economic and social development. This new
mission is transforming the traditional university into an entrepreneurial university. This …

The literature examining university spin-offs is expanding rapidly. While most studies have
examined the antecedents of spin-off creation at universities, the impact of spin-offs …

University spinoffs have remarkably strengthened the linkage between universities and
industry. The number of technology patents and spinoffs coming out of university research …

In recent years, universities have focused more on the creation of spin-off companies as a
means of transferring the knowledge generated by their research activities. At the same time …

The commercial exploitation of new knowledge created in universities has become
increasingly important to universities and to the governments that fund university research …

University spin-offs are an important vehicle for knowledge dissemination and have the
potential to generate jobs and economic growth. Despite their importance, little research …

This paper advances our understanding of university spin-off creation and development in
environments outside the high-tech cluster of the USA. It adopts a multi-level approach in its …

This research informs our understanding of the technology commercialization process in
university spinoffs, focusing in particular on student involvement in the early phases of the …

The creation of spin-off firms from universities is seen as an important mechanism for the
commercialization of research, and hence the overall contribution from universities to …