Chapter 3: Academic and student entrepreneurs
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Chapter
Published:
15 Jun 2023
Page Range:
35–56
Collection:
Geography, Planning and Tourism 2023
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9780857937056.00010
Keywords:
Academic entrepreneurs; University spin-offs; Academic discipline; Age profile; Gender
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The attention in this chapter is on evidence of factors that have been shown to explain decisions made by academics to start their own companies. The discussion includes how discipline, age and gender affect the experience of the spin-off process for academics. It also reviews evidence on what influences whether students become entrepreneurs.

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Cover The Geography of Academic Entrepreneurship
The Geography of Academic Entrepreneurship
Monograph Book
Published:
15 Jun 2023
Print ISBN:
9780857937049
eISBN:
9780857937056
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9780857937056
Pages:
200
Collection:
Geography, Planning and Tourism 2023
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