Transitional practices in the pre-start-up phase of academic spin-off creation: an explanatory case study

Adamides, Emmanuel D.; Karfaki, Eleni

doi:10.1504/ijeim.2022.120878

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“…(1) Number of constructs: Only a couple of psychological constructs of the entrepreneurs were taken into account and not all those that influence their behavior or business growth. This study focused on entrepreneurs’ personal characteristics and did not consider their social skills [ 85 , 86 ] or the fact that most entrepreneurial efforts are actually team efforts [ 86 , 87 , 88 ].…”

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Entrepreneurial Curiosity, Innovativeness of the Entrepreneur, and Company Growth

Peljko

Antončič

2022

Behavioral Sciences

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Researchers have studied entrepreneurial curiosity and innovativeness as determinants of entrepreneurial behavior but have not linked them with company growth in a model. The intention of this enquiry was to examine the associations between the entrepreneur’s psychological constructs of entrepreneurial curiosity and innovativeness and business growth, as examined by the conceptualization and analysis of hypotheses. For this research, data were obtained via a survey questionnaire. The sample consisted of 851 entrepreneurs of companies in three European countries. Each company had 250 workers or fewer. This study contributes to the entrepreneurship knowledge base by presenting empirical testimony on the associations between entrepreneurial curiosity, entrepreneurial innovativeness, and firm growth, as well as presenting advanced cross-nationally analogous measurement instruments of entrepreneurial curiosity and innovativeness. The entrepreneur’s curiosity is important for their innovativeness, and this innovativeness is essential for business growth.

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Entrepreneurial Curiosity, Innovativeness of the Entrepreneur, and Company Growth

Peljko

Antončič

2022

Behavioral Sciences

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The role of non-economic goals in academic spin-offs

Criaco,

Hahn,

Minola

et al. 2024

J Technol Transf

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Acting as a crucial link between academia and the business world, Academic Spin-Offs (ASOs) play a key role in translating innovative technologies from academic discoveries into commercial applications. Despite their potential for technological advancements, ASOs often struggle with challenges in financial performance and growth. Traditional explanations attribute these challenges to a lack of commercial resources and competencies. However, since ASOs often demonstrate prolonged survival, such explanations may not fully explain the paradox in ASOs’ outcomes. This paper offers a novel perspective, highlighting how non-economic goals, deeply ingrained in the academic context in which ASOs originate, shape their behavior and outcomes. These goals, related to the dimensions of control, identity, and emotions, go beyond financial gains, reflecting concerns that are specific to the academic environment. Integrating the organizational goals literature with insights from academic entrepreneurship research, we present a conceptual model describing the origins and nature of these goals and explain how they can help shedding light on some paradoxes in ASOs’ development, growth, and performance events. Our model bears significant implications for the academic entrepreneurship literature and related public policy.

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Transitional practices in the pre-start-up phase of academic spin-off creation: an explanatory case study

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Entrepreneurial Curiosity, Innovativeness of the Entrepreneur, and Company Growth

Entrepreneurial Curiosity, Innovativeness of the Entrepreneur, and Company Growth

The role of non-economic goals in academic spin-offs

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