A trajectory of early-stage spinoff success: the role of knowledge intermediaries within an entrepreneurial university ecosystem

CS Hayter - Small Business Economics, 2016 - Springer
Universities play a well-established role in regional economic growth, one contribution to
which is academic entrepreneurship, the establishment and support of faculty and graduate …

Constraining entrepreneurial development: A knowledge-based view of social networks among academic entrepreneurs

CS Hayter - Research Policy, 2016 - Elsevier
While university spinoffs have become a well-accepted vehicle for regional economic
dynamism, they face numerous developmental barriers associated with the unique …

Social networks and the success of university spin-offs: toward an agenda for regional growth

CS Hayter - Economic Development Quarterly, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
This study explores the economic factors that are associated with the success of university
spin-offs. Drawing on a unique sample of academic entrepreneurs from research institutions …

Who is the academic entrepreneur? The role of graduate students in the development of university spinoffs

CS Hayter, R Lubynsky, S Maroulis - The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2017 - Springer
Academic entrepreneurship, the establishment of new companies based on technologies
derived from university research, is a well-recognized driver of regional and national …

In search of the profit-maximizing actor: Motivations and definitions of success from nascent academic entrepreneurs

CS Hayter - The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2011 - Springer
Scholars have traditionally assumed the establishment and management of university
spinoffs are guided by growth and the pursuit of profit. However, few studies have examined …

Public or private entrepreneurship? Revisiting motivations and definitions of success among academic entrepreneurs

CS Hayter - The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2015 - Springer
The choice of university faculty to engage in academic entrepreneurship—the establishment
and management of a university spinoff company—is a critical component of university …

University capabilities in facilitating entrepreneurship: A longitudinal study of spin-off ventures at mid-range universities

E Rasmussen, OJ Borch - Research policy, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper investigated how universities facilitate the process of spin-off venture formation
based on academic research. Building on a capability perspective, we add to the literature …

Parting the ivory curtain: Understanding how universities support a diverse set of startups

SK Shah, EC Pahnke - The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2014 - Springer
Universities are widely recognized as a critical source of technological innovation and are
heralded for the entrepreneurial ventures cultivated within their walls. To date, most …

Key resources and actors for the evolution of academic spin-offs

M Fernández-Alles, C Camelo-Ordaz… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
The objectives of this research are to identify theoretically the resources and competences
critical for ASO development, and to analyse empirically the actors from the academic and …

How can universities facilitate academic spin-offs? An entrepreneurial competency perspective

E Rasmussen, M Wright - The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2015 - Springer
Some universities are successfully involved in creating and developing new high-growth
technology businesses while others struggle to do so. Clearly, the characteristics of the …