Academic networks in a trichotomous categorisation of university spinouts

The paper adopts a network perspective in an attempt to understand the underlying mechanisms generating the different university spinout structures. In this respect, we propose a trichotomous categorisation of university spinouts into orthodox, hybrid and technology spinouts and argue that the acade...

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Published in:Journal of business venturing 2003-05, Vol.18 (3), p.333-359
Main Authors: Nicolaou, Nicos, Birley, Sue
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Colleges & universities
Commercialization
Intellectual property
Social capital
Social network
Studies
Technology transfer
Trichotomous
University spinout
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Summary:The paper adopts a network perspective in an attempt to understand the underlying mechanisms generating the different university spinout structures. In this respect, we propose a trichotomous categorisation of university spinouts into orthodox, hybrid and technology spinouts and argue that the academic's embeddedness in a network of exoinstitutional and endoinstitutional ties influences the type of spinout initiated. We draw from some of the recent network research that has adopted a contingency approach in explaining the value of social networks.
ISSN:0883-9026
1873-2003
DOI:10.1016/S0883-9026(02)00118-0