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,...

Using a neo-institutional perspective, we analyse the complete set of 42 regulations issued by Italian universities to manage patenting activities, after being given more autonomy in several areas, from staff recruitment to students' curricula. In a few years, patenting gained legitimation...

The effects of university-level support mechanisms, implemented within universities to foster the creation of academic start-ups, are discussed in comparison with local-context support mechanisms, available to any new start-ups in a particular territory. Using a sample of 74 US academic...

This paper deals with newly established ventures and their relations with external agents. The founding teams' intention to set up relations with external agents and their frequency of interaction with external agents are addressed as two characteristics that are likely to lead to the success of...

This paper deals with the generation of Business Ideas (BI) by academics. It investigates organizational factors affecting the process through which new ventures are established by academics and which are likely to affect their performance. The BI Market Attractiveness and the BI Articulation...

What are the core services of start-up incubators and how can be managed best? we use five incubator archetypes (university, regional-business, company internal, independent commercial and virtual incubators) to identify key services and describe their implementation. Case-research was conducted...

This paper explores the organisation and codification of knowledge in software firms. It analyses various economic incentives to codification, including the need to improve the productivity and quality of software production and the networks of inter-firm alliances. The paper examines the...

In this paper we highlight the importance of some organizational factors (team working, articulation of roles, communication and networking, commitment and will to innovate, innovative climate, market orientation, prior joint experience) for successful innovations to occur and for creating a...

The important role that academic spin-offs have in supporting technological growth has been widely acknowledged. Despite the growing interest in the study of academic spin-offs, there is little evidence on the psychological characterization of academic entrepreneurs and their behaviours in...