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...

A<sc>ngeli</sc> F., G<sc>randi</sc> A. and G<sc>rimaldi</sc> R. Directions and paths of knowledge flows through labour mobility: a social capital perspective, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. This paper investigates how knowledge flows across companies through labour mobility, focusing on differences in regional affiliations, industry...

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,...