The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent to which institutional origin has an impact on the resource endowments of science-based entrepreneurial firms, which are founded from the research base developed at public research organisations. Investigation of the potential explanatory...

Research-based spin-offs (RBSOs) have become an important aspect of the technology transfer process. Emanating from what is conventionally a non-commercial environment, RBSOs pose major challenges if they are to realise their potential to meet the objectives of their founders and the parent...

This study takes an institutional perspective on spinning off ventures as a venue for commercialising research. The central question dealt with is the following: are the resource endowments of spin-outs at time of founding influenced by the way in which the overall technology transfer process is...