A chip off the old block: Case studies of university influence on academic spin-offs

Success Factors for Creating Spin-Out Companies by South African Publicly Financed Research and Development Institutions: A Resource-Based View Perspective

“…This is done by them looking at technologies under the categories relating to the scope of technology, the newness of the technology, tacitness of the technology and relatedness of the technological knowledge. Whilst Renault et al (2016) emphasizes that the technological resources category refers to the basic skills and technologies specific to each company. Indicating that technology-based spin-out companies has a variety in their degree of innovation and technological scope, the nature/intensity of their R&D activities and positioning in the product development cycle.…”

“…Assessing if it is early or late stage technology. One way of assessing this is by looking at Renault et al (2016) who cited the stage of technology in relation to the type of product/service the spin-out company provides. For example, service-oriented forms tend to utilise customised consulting and R&D services stage technology.…”

“…Linking RBV Resources to Success Factor for Spin-Out Company Creation: Different authors have categorised RBV resources differently, although somewhat related (Barney, 1991;Landry, Amara, Rherrad, 2006;Renault et al, 2016). Researchers using a resource-based view of the firm have, in general, grouped resources into the five (5) categories: financial, physical, human capital, organisational and technological.…”

“…(the spin-out company type, the type of publicly financed R&D institution, the RBV resource and the success factor). Figure 2 below attempts to depict this concept graphically: (Barney, 1991;Landry, Amara, Rherrad, 2006;Renault et al, 2016).…”

“…Several studies have been conducted to look at factors that influence the successful creation of spin-out companies emanating from universities (Di Gregorio & Shane 2003;Powers & McDougall, 2005;Gómez-Gras et al, 2006;Lockett, Wright and Franklin, 2003;Landry, Amara, Rherrad, 2006;Renault et al, 2016). These studies have looked at the factors that influence spin-out company creation by universities by looking at various factors from a resource base view perspective (RBV).…”