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Municipalities’ policy on innovation and market introduction in sustainable energy
A focus on local young technology firms
Municipalities are increasingly involved in energy transition planning. There are, however, doubts about whether municipalities are an adequate organization and scale level for this. In this context, the article aims to picture developments of local young technology firms in brin
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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 incre
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Entrepreneurial risk-taking in sustainable energy
University spin-off firms and market introduction in northwest Europe
Universities are cradles of innovation, with many start-ups involved in sustainable energy solutions. The extent in which such solutions reach the market and the kind of risk-related factors young firms encounter, are hardly known and understood. We aim to clarify market introduc
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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
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Not just noise monitoring
Rethinking citizen sensing for risk-related problem-solving
Can grassroots-driven citizen sensing initiatives triggered by distrust contribute to risk problem-solving? The article inspects such a potential in the field of risks to public health represented by noise pollution. After a conceptual reflection, the Amsterdam Schiphol and the L
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Life after incubation
The impact of entrepreneurial universities on the long-term performance of their spin-offs
The concept of the entrepreneurial university advocates the importance of the economic and societal impacts of universities through, among other things, the creation of spin-offs. With regard to supporting the early growth of spin-offs, literature has consistently emphasized the
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The influence of international research interaction on national innovation performance
A bibliometric approach
International research interactions, specifically interpersonal collaboration, institutional collaboration and within multinational corporation (MNC) collaboration, have been increasing since the 2000s as a result of globalization and rising technological complexity. Yet the impa
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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
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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 intern
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Unravelling social capital value in science parks
Growth versus R&D orientation
Science and Technology Parks (STPs) have fueled many debates on their effectiveness in policies to enhance innovation and regional economic growth. Some authors put emphasis on advantages of physical proximity between on-site firms and the university, while others pay increasingl
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eHealth adoption factors in medical hospitals
A focus on the Netherlands
Background Despite strong policy interest in eHealth, actual adoption in many European hospitals is low. Purpose This study develops and tests in a preliminary way an organisational eHealth adoption model rooted in several adoption frameworks to improve understanding of this phen
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eHealth adoption factors in medical hospitals
A focus on the Netherlands
Background Despite strong policy interest in eHealth, actual adoption in many European hospitals is low. Purpose This study develops and tests in a preliminary way an organisational eHealth adoption model rooted in several adoption frameworks to improve understanding of this phen
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Living labs in health innovation
Critical factors in their application
The focus of this paper is on living labs for health innovation. Health care (cure) systems are under pressure as a consequence of the ageing population and fast increasing population with chronic conditions, in a situation of decreasing financial budgets. At the same time, the v
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A microscopic view on spatial innovation
The case of the netherlands
This chapter discusses the empirical background which advanced the design of a new research method. It deals with an outline of this method which enables a dynamic micro-approach. The focus will be on insights that can be achieved by the method and on conceptual and methodologica
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Seaport development and accelerating energy transition
Could Rotterdam and Shanghai take on a leadership role?
This chapter addresses the question regarding how seaports may move from a stepwise development to a leadership role in energy transition, as the Port Authority of Rotterdam (the Netherlands) wishes to do. A preliminary framework of conditions that enable a comprehensive shift, g
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Electric vehicles and charging infrastructure
Adaptive policy making in cities
This chapter explores important uncertainties faced by cities in designing a charging infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs), and it provides important ingredients for adaptive policy making. Uncertainty stems from future EV demand, new/improved technology concerning batterie
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Electric vehicles and charging infrastructure
Adaptive policy making in cities
This chapter explores important uncertainties faced by cities in designing a charging infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs), and it provides important ingredients for adaptive policy making. Uncertainty stems from future EV demand, new/improved technology concerning batterie
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Evaluation of gearbox and direct drive wind turbines
An application of the technology dominance theory combined with the Best-Worst-Method to assess the effect of factors for technology dominance on the technology dominance process of wind turbines
Power generation is at the forefront of a transition from fossil fuel to renewable energy sources (RES). Wind energy is a promising technology with rapid developments and the installed base of wind turbines is continuously increasing. Currently, the majority of the installed wind
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How David became Goliath's teacher
The Exploratory Evaluation of an Internal Corporate Accelerator Program
This report set out to provide an answer on the question of whether the standard format of a startup accelerator program would transfer well to an internal corporate accelerator program, and, when this was proven to not be the case, it was shown how this format could be adapted f
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Sustainable business model for off-grid PV electrification in developing country
In the case of Sumba Island, Indonesia
The electrification ratio of Sumba Island has been increased in the past five years from about 24.5% in 2010 to about 43% 2015 in which 55% of the share supplied by renewable energy resources (Hivos, 2015). Despite the progress on electrification ratio, there are still about 238
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