Inventors and entrepreneurs in academia: What types of skills and experience matter?

Technovation

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 293-303

  Deste, Pablo ^a   Mahdi, Surya ^b   Neely, Andy ^c   Rentocchini, Francesco ^a,d  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Academic entrepreneurship; Collaboration experience with industry; Discovery and exploitation; Entrepreneurial opportunities; Patenting; Research skills; Spin offs; Technological opportunities

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP; DISCOVERY AND EXPLOITATION; ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES; PATENTING; RESEARCH SKILLS; SPIN OFF; TECHNOLOGICAL OPPORTUNITY;

EDUCATION; INDUSTRY; LAKES;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84859435543     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2011.12.005     Document Type: Article

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