This is really a must read
compendium of research on academic entrepreneurship. It should be on the reading list for
any course in the area and (it) also provides an interesting perspective (for) other
researchers.
Marie C. Thursby, Hal and John Smith Chair of Entrepreneurship, Georgia Institute of
Technology, US
Shane provides, with an
insider's perspective, an accurate and comprehensive profile of university spinoffs -
what they are, how and where they are likely to happen, and their true economic and social
impact.
Mark E. Coticchia, Vice President of Research, Case Western Reserve University, and
co-founder of Lycos, Inc, US
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.
Scott Shane is Professor of
Economics in the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve
University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Contents
Foreword by Lita Nelson
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 References
Index
335 pages