Academic entrepreneurship : university spinoffs and wealth creation by Shane, Scott, 1964- instant download

Academic entrepreneurship : university spinoffs and wealth creation by Shane, Scott, 1964- instant download

xii, 335 pages : 24 cm, \"Scott Shane provides in-depth analysis of the four major factors that jointly influence spinoff activity: the university and societal environment, the technology developed at universities, the industries in which spinoffs operate, and the people involved, He documents the process of company creation, focusing on the formation of spinoffs, the transformation of the spinoff's technology into new products and services, the identification and exploitation of a market for these new products and services and the acquisition of financial resources. Also detailed are the factors that enhance and inhibit the performance of university spinoffs, as well as the effect that they have on the institutions that spawn them.\", \"Authoritative and highly readable, this volume will appeal to scholars researching the spinoff phenomenon, university technology transfer officers, inventors, policymakers, external entrepreneurs and investors.\"--Jacket, Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-321) and index, Why do university spinoffs matter? -- University spinoffs in historical perspective -- Variation in spinoff activities across institutions -- Environmental influences on spinoff activity -- The types of technology that lead to university spinoffs -- The industries where spinoffs occur -- The role of people in university spinoffs -- The process of spinoff company creation -- The process of spinoff development -- The financing of university spinoffs -- The performance of university spinoffs -- The problems with university spinoffs