In the knowledge society, universities are asked to contribute to regional development and
economic growth through the direct exploitation of research products and, indirectly, through …

This study examines how the identity orientation of founders, ie, the extent to which they
define themselves in terms of their relationships to others and to social groups, is imprinted …

This paper reviews the key theories of the firm and considers their relevance to studying and
understanding academic spinoffs as a special case of firms. The theory of the firm is an …

What motivates academics to pursue technology and knowledge transfer has been a
growing area of research with recent calls for a deeper understanding of this issue …

This chapter interrogated issues that surround how universities can be led entrepreneurially,
most especially in a post-COVID-19 economy. It articulates the fact that the pandemic has …

The current research examined autonomy and achievement motivations in a sample of 1496
participants registered to a UK-based Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on social …

In this paper, we study whether and how (i) working conditions,(ii) network relationships, and
(iii) institutional support offers simultaneously relate to entrepreneurial intentions among …

Building on a variety of contrasting perspectives, this book focuses on the connection
between university spin-offs and regional economic development. It aptly captures the …

A crucial debate exists over the effectiveness of government-guided innovation efforts, which
recently through economist, Mariana Mazzucato's arguments for an entrepreneurial state …

While a significant amount of research has identified individual founder traits and
perceptions that significantly affect startup trajectory, relatively little work has investigated the …