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Quite a number of earlier studies have found that the majority of new technology-based firms are spin-offs from existing organizations, usually established in the geographical neighborhood of the parent (Dorfman 1983; Roberts 1991; Saxenian 1994; Sternberg 1996; Keeble 1997; Lindholm Dahlstrand 1997, 2001; Lindholm Dahlstrand and Dahlander 2003). Since established corporations are responsible for
We trace the relationship between changes in the supply of capabilities from Chalmers University of Technology and the extent and nature of technology-based entrepreneurship in the region of Western Sweden in the period 1975-1993. Changes in the supply of capabilities are approximated by changes in volumes and orientation of graduates at MSc and PhD levels. The knowledge base of 539 new technology
The principal question we ask in this study is to what extent structural characteristics in the entrepreneurship eco-system surrounding incubators influence the likelihood that women may engage in the commercialization of university science by becoming incubatees. We embed our arguments in institutional theory and develop hypotheses related to (1) the share of female faculty at the closest univers
