Intangible elements that underpin high-tech business incubation processes
Intangible elements that underpin high-tech business incubation processes
The UK government’s emphasis upon knowledge as a key competitive differentiator has led to the establishment of incubators within universities to support the commercialization of ideas; however understanding of the process by which research ideas are commercialized is limited. The findings in this paper, based on a case study of the high-tech incubator at the University of Southampton, suggest that some of the salient factors that strengthen the incubation process include; a steady flow of new ideas, an empathy with founders, the creation and maintenance of internal and external networks and appropriate exit strategies for firms leaving the incubator
incubation, high-tech firms, commercialization, university incubators
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Patton, D.
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Warren, L.
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Bream, D.
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December 2009
Patton, D.
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Warren, L.
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Bream, D.
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Patton, D., Warren, L. and Bream, D.
(2009)
Intangible elements that underpin high-tech business incubation processes.
Journal of Technology Transfer, 34 (6), .
(doi:10.1007/s10961-009-9105-7).
Abstract
The UK government’s emphasis upon knowledge as a key competitive differentiator has led to the establishment of incubators within universities to support the commercialization of ideas; however understanding of the process by which research ideas are commercialized is limited. The findings in this paper, based on a case study of the high-tech incubator at the University of Southampton, suggest that some of the salient factors that strengthen the incubation process include; a steady flow of new ideas, an empathy with founders, the creation and maintenance of internal and external networks and appropriate exit strategies for firms leaving the incubator
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Published date: December 2009
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incubation, high-tech firms, commercialization, university incubators
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/79323
ISSN: 0892-9912
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