Classification models are very sensitive to data uncertainty, and finding robust classifiers that are less sensitive to data uncertainty has raised great interest in the machine learning literature. This paper aims to construct robust support vector machine classifiers under feature data...

In this paper, we analyze the extent to which University-Level Support Mechanisms (ULSMs) and Local-Context Support Mechanisms (LCSMs) complement or substitute for each other in fostering the creation of academic spin-offs. Using a sample of 404 companies spun off from the 64 Italian Science,...

Over the last 20 years, the processes of knowledge transfer and commercialization of academic research through the creation of new research-based ventures (i.e., academic spin-offs) has gained momentum in Italy. The relevance of this phenomenon to policymakers and managers motivates the research...

There is ample, cross-disciplinary evidence suggesting that network ties are key to promoting novelty. However, the network paradigm in organization and management theory offers conflicting views on what types of interorganizational ties are most valuable for organizations that are pursuing...

There is ample, cross-disciplinary evidence suggesting that network ties are key to promoting novelty. However, the network paradigm in organization and management theory offers conflicting views on what types of inter organizational ties are most valuable for organizations that are pursuing...

In this paper, we analyze the extent to which University-Level Support Mechanisms (ULSMs) and Local-Context Support Mechanisms (LCSMs) complement or substitute for each other in fostering the creation of academic spin-offs. Using a sample of 404 companies spun off from the 64 Italian Science,...