Success of University Spin-Offs: Network Activities and by Manoj A. Gupte (auth.)

By Manoj A. Gupte (auth.)

University spin-offs motivate monetary improvement and help universities. making a choice on elements that impression the good fortune of collage spin-offs is hence helpful to reinforce monetary improvement and to maintain the significance of universities. even if, few elements inner to the corporate were pointed out till now.

Drawing on a database of 107 college spin-offs whose founders participated in dependent face-to-face interviews, Manoj A. Gupte analyzes how the administration of college spin-offs can triumph over the problem of source poverty. He exhibits that the luck of spin-offs should be actively encouraged via community actions by means of having access to severe assets exterior to the corporate. additionally, inner communique and an adhocracy tradition create an atmosphere during which the expansion of a spin-off via exterior assets is better. The hypotheses of the learn have been confirmed via moderated a number of regression analyses (OLS). interplay results have been, in addition, analyzed through basic slope analyses.

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Robinson/McDougall, 2001, p. 670). All the performance metrics mentioned so far do not account for the fact that the study includes only those companies that existed at the time the study was conducted. The survival rate is one measure which tries to include those companies that were not able to continue their business activities (cf. Murray, 1999, p. 351 ; Mason/Harrison, 2002, pp. 216 - 218; Shane/Stuart, 2002, p. 159; Shane, 2004a, p. 31; Leitch/Harrison, 2005, pp. 262 - 263; Rothaermel/Thursby, 2005, pp.

2003a, p. 60). Although many authors have focussed on the topic of motives, the results still remain ambiguous. Human capital also influences the performance of a university spin-off (Vohora/Wright/Lockett, 2004, pp. 170 - 172). Studies have indicated that experience in the respective industrial sector is positively related to success (Shane/Stuart, 2002, pp. 161 - 163; Steinkühler, 1994, pp. - 179 - 181). Leadership and project management skills increase the proclivity to found a new venture.

The spillover effect is stronger if the spin-off is located closer to the incubator. Sales Growth University policies have an impact on the Productivity: university financing of spin-offs. They also - value added per determine the extent of control and involvement sales, of the university staff in the operation of the spin- value added per off. employee, Several motives leading to founding a spin-off Number of products were identified. during various stages Government regulations, encouragement, and of life cycle assistance have an impact on the success of spin-offs.

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