Academic entrepreneurship in a resource constrained environment: diversification and synergistic effects
De Silva, Muthu and Uyarra, Elvira and Oakey, Ray (2015) Academic entrepreneurship in a resource constrained environment: diversification and synergistic effects. In: Audretsch, D.B. and Lehmann, E.E. and Link, A.N. and Starnecker, A. (eds.) Technology Transfer in a Global Economy. International Studies in Entrepreneurship 28. New York, U.S.: Springer-Verlag, pp. 73-97. ISBN 9781489992086.
Abstract
This chapter investigates academic entrepreneurship in a resource-constrained environment. Sequential mixed methods are adopted in three stages, namely, an initial context-specific data-gathering stage, an on-line survey, and in-depth interviews. It is revealed that entrepreneurial activity is a means of becoming resource-rich in a resource-constrained environment. In order to extract value from their environment, academic entrepreneurs adopt diversification strategies, which generate synergies between multiple academic entrepreneurial activities. Diversifying into a greater number of different activities is found to generate more synergistic effects than diversifying into a limited number of similar activities. Nevertheless, there remain synergies between those who adopt different diversification strategies, which highlight the importance of a university having a team of different academic entrepreneurs, who complement each other. Policy implications and future research avenues are considered in conclusion.
Metadata
| Item Type: | Book Section |
|---|---|
| Keyword(s) / Subject(s): | Europe, Income, Meso |
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Business and Law > Birkbeck Business School |
| Research Centres and Institutes: | Innovation Management Research, Birkbeck Centre for |
| Depositing User: | Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Jun 2015 09:45 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2023 17:39 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/21517 |
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