02602nam a2200421 a 4500 eep9781843769828 DLC 20041001092907.0 m o d cr un||||||||| 030904s2004 xxka ob 001 0 eng d 2003062357 9781843769828 (e-book) DLC DLC DLC n-us--- HC110.H53 S513 2004 338/.04/0973 22 Shane, Scott Andrew, 1964- Academic entrepreneurship [electronic resource] : university spinoffs and wealth creation / Scott Shane. University spinoffs and wealth creation Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2004. 1 online resource (xii, 335 p.) : ill. New horizons in entrepreneurship Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Introduction -- 2. Why do university spinoffs matter? -- 3. University spinoffs in historical perspective -- 4. Variation in spinoff activities across institutions -- 5. Environmental influences on spinoff activity -- 6. The types of technology that lead to university spinoffs -- 7. The industries where spinoffs occur -- 8. The role of people in university spinoffs -- 9. The process of spinoff company creation -- 10. The process of spinoff development -- 11. The financing of university spinoffs -- 12. The performance of university spinoffs -- 13. The problems with university spinoffs -- 14. Conclusions. In this unique and timely volume, Scott Shane systematically explains the formation of university spinoff companies and their role in the commercialization of university technology and wealth creation in the United States and elsewhere. The importance of university spinoff activity is discussed and the historical development of university spinoff ventures is traced over time. High technology industries United States. University-based new business enterprises United States. Academic-industrial collaboration United States. Research, Industrial United States. Technology transfer United States. Entrepreneurship United States. Electronic books. lcsh Edward Elgar Publishing. 1843764547 (cased) 9781843764540 (hardback) 9781845422219 (pbk.) New horizons in entrepreneurship. https://www.elgaronline.com/view/9781843764540.xml 2010_and_before_Business 2010_and_before Business