Knowledge relationships of university spin-off firms: Contrasting dynamics in global reach

This article provides an attempt to better understand the establishment of international knowledge relationships, including changes over time. Internationalization of young high-tech firms is strongly required given the drive for upscaling technology solutions and given the increased global spread of knowledge centers. To increase...

University spin-off firms’ struggle with openness in early knowledge relationships: in search of antecedents and outcomes

Little is known about how young high-tech ventures create openness in their knowledge networks. This paper explores the influence of antecedent resources on openness in knowledge networks, seen as diversity in knowledge partners, and explores the impact of openness on growth. The results from 105 university spin-off firms suggest that three...

Young university spin-off firms' internationalization: The influence of founding teams and networks

Commercialization of inventions urges university spin-off firms to develop networks abroad, particularly if they are active in a small national economy. While it is recognized that young spin-offs are vulnerable due to lack of various resources and capabilities, support in internationalization from the university is rare. We investigate...

Hidden mediator roles of university spin-offs in Triple Helix networks

University spin-off firms contribute to bringing knowledge created at university to market. The networks these firms employ with other Triple Helix actors serve as not only getting access to resources but also shaping processes of collective learning in transforming the knowledge most adequately. In addition, spin-offs may affect the networks...

Team versus network diversity: what works more effective for university spin-of firms?

Capability factors in changing patterns of international knowledge relationships of university spin-off firms in Northwest Europe

Industrial competence is increasingly dispersed across the globe, urging technology-based firmsin Europe to establish international knowledge relationships, sometimes even at larger distances.This paper examines patterns of international knowledge relationships and the influence ofcapability factors of university spin-off firms on building such...

Teams’ boundary-spanning capacity at university: Performance of technology projects in commercialization

Universities increasingly are taking on the commercialization of knowledge as their third mission. More recently, they appear to be challenged to go even beyond that mission and adopt more interactive relationships with user groups and society. A shift like this calls for a solid study on how well the knowledge commercialization has performed...

International knowledge gaining: Challenges and barriers among university spin-off firms

Industrial competence is increasingly dispersed across the globe, urging young high-technology firms to build knowledge relationships across national and continental boundaries. However, building such relationships is hampered by numerous barriers following from short in experience and education of founders of these firms. In this paper, we...

Triple helix interaction: Importance of spin-off firms networks and the university as partner

From mind to market at university: How diversity in knowledge networks makes a difference

What makes some university spin-off firms more open in knowledge collaboration than other ones?

Open innovation is well conceptualized and researched for large established firms, but not for small and young ones. What makes small high-technology firms more open in search behaviour and innovation and others more closed, has remained largely unknown. This particularly holds true for university spin-off firms. The paper fills this gap and...