A dynamic view on interactions between academic spin-offs and their parent organizations

Tania Treibich, Kornelia Konrad and Bernhard Truffer
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Kornelia Konrad: University of Twente
Bernhard Truffer: EAWAG - Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology [Dübendorf]

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Abstract: Literature on academic spin-offs gives evidence of different modes of interaction between spin-offs and their parent and their relative role in different modes of knowledge production. In this article, we examine the development of interactions between academic spin-offs and their parent organizations over a mid- to long-term period (4–15 years), drawing on a series of 25 case studies of spin-off/parent pairs from France and Switzerland. We show that the relational trajectories can be captured by four major dynamic patterns. These patterns range from an early cut-off of interactions in line with a linear model of innovation to sustained interactions supporting joint production of knowledge. Some patterns even include a change in the mode of knowledge production over time. In addition, we identify a number of determinants, internal or external to the pair, affecting the dynamic pattern. We conclude that management of spin-off processes and support policies for academic spin-offs should embrace this dynamic diversity.

Keywords: Academic spin-offs; Science–industry relations; Co-production of knowledge; Technology sectors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-12
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Published in Technovation, 2013, 33 (12), pp.450-462. ⟨10.1016/j.technovation.2013.06.012⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2013.06.012

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