How and Why do Research-Based Start-Ups Differ at Founding? A Resource-Based Configurational Perspective

By A. Heirman, Bart Clarysse. 2004

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Subfields: Accounting, Economics and Econometrics, Management of Technology and Innovation

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Academic spin-offs at different ages: A case study in search of key obstacles to growth (2009, background): “…spin-off firms is addressed because of different needs due to diverse experience before start and a different involvement in R&D, manufacturing and services, etc., leading to different demand for incubation support (e.g. Druilhe and Garnsey 2004; Heirman and Clarysse 2004; Mangematin et al. 2003).”
Business model innovation in entrepreneurship (2012, background): “…strategic choices on how to exploit knowledge and manage resources in pursuit of competitive advantage (Andersén 2011; Cegarra-Navarro et al. 2011; Chilton and Bloodgood 2010; Lin et al. 2010) outline the business logic required to earn a profit, and define the landscape in which the company will…”
Founding team composition and early performance of university—Based spin-off companies (2014, background): “…has been suggested that one of the main factors that may affect growth and success of new business ventures is the quality of the entrepreneurial–managerial group (Heirman and Clarysse, 2004; Mustar et al., 2006; Hambrick and Mason, 1984; Eisenhardt and Schoonhoven, 1990; Shane and Stuart, 2002).”
Measuring the impact of innovative human capital on small firms' propensity to innovate (2015, background): “lar to Heirman and Clarysse (2004) definition (e.”
The suitability of the configuration approach in entrepreneurship research (2009, methodology): “An example of stage I research is the work by Heirmann and Clarysse ( 2004 ) who identify four types of research-based start-ups (RBSU), based on different configurations of technological, financial, and human resources.”
Explaining growth paths of young technology‐based firms: structuring resource portfolios in different competitive environments (2011, background): “In these studies, the availability of human (Feeser and Willard, 1990; Ensley, Pearson, and Amason, 2002), fi nancial (Heirman and Clarysse, 2004; Lee, Lee, and Pennings, 2001), technological (Hindle and Yencken, 2004, Delapierre, Madeuf, and Savoy, 1998; Clarysse, Wright, and Van de Velde, 2011),…”
Institutional change and resource endowments to science-based entrepreneurial firms (2005, methodology): “c For the other high tech start-ups, we use the definition of ‘research based start-ups’ as conceptualised and sampled by Heirman and Clarysse (2004) .”
Harnessing University Entrepreneurship for Economic Growth (2013, background): “Financial resources are typically seen as the most important factor, allowing spin-offs to hire staff, conduct research, and pursue commercialization (Hellmann & Puri, 2000; Heirman & Clarysse, 2004; Shane & Stuart, 2002).”
In search of the profit-maximizing actor: motivations and definitions of success from nascent academic entrepreneurs (2011, background): “Many of these influential individuals are professional managers or provide funding, technical assistance, or advice, factors important to commercialization success (Martinelli et al. 2008; Degroof and Roberts 2004; Heirman and Clarysse 2004; Franklin et al. 2001).”
The Effectiveness of University Knowledge Spillovers: Performance Differences between University Spinoffs and Corporate Spinoffs (2011, background): “Shane, 2003), including the capabilities and routines of TTOs (Lockett and Wright, 2005) and technological resources available (Heirman and Clarysse, 2004), have been identified as important.”
Knowledge conversion capability and the performance of corporate and university spin-offs (2007, background): “This diversity stems from founding conditions, the types of innovations they seek to commercialize, and the relationships they have with their parent universities (Heirman and Clarysse, 2004; Mustar et al., 2006), among other factors.”