Academic Prestige and Entrepreneurship: Differences and Similarities in UK Universities

Ismael P. Soler and Pilar López-Delgado
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Ismael P. Soler: Department of Applied Economics (Statistics and Econometrics), University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain
Pilar López-Delgado: Department of Applied Economics (Statistics and Econometrics), University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain

Journal of Information Economics, 2024, vol. 2, issue 2, 57-77

Abstract: Understanding how academia and industry operate and relate to each other is core to improving the efficiency of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Reason why, this paper focuses on whether university prestige has a homogeneous effect on university entrepreneurship. Specifically, whether the relationship between academic prestige and entrepreneurship varies according to the nature of the firm, digital or not, or according to the size of the entrepreneurial partner. To answer this question, this paper uses a negative binomial regression model with panel data with respect to the number of intellectual property (IP) licences granted by the university, using mainly data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency. The results suggest that although university prestige affects the number of IP licences granted, its effect ceases to be significant when the nature of the licences is digital. Moreover, we cannot claim that the influence of prestige is greater when the licencee is a small company.

Keywords: academic entrepreneurship; digital entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial environment; intellectual property; small- and medium-sized enterprises (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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