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The influence of networks on the knowledge conversion capability of academic spin-offs

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  • Elena Sousa-Ginel
  • Noelia Franco-Leal
  • Carmen Camelo-Ordaz

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Based on arguments from network research, academic entrepreneurship literature, and knowledge-based theory, this article applies a contingency approach to analyze, in the context of academic spin-offs (ASOs), the relationship between the size and the frequency of contacts of the industry network and the three components of the knowledge conversion capability (KCC): conceptualization and visioning, configuration and design, and embodiment and integration. Specifically, we suggest that the appropriate industry network configuration depends on two contingency factors: the knowledge task underlying the different components of KCC—search and transfer—and the tacit vs. codified character of the knowledge base of the ASO. From the analysis of 167 Spanish ASOs, our results indicate that the relationship between industry network size and frequency of contacts and KCC is affected by the two contingency factors being considered in this study.

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  • Elena Sousa-Ginel & Noelia Franco-Leal & Carmen Camelo-Ordaz, 2017. "The influence of networks on the knowledge conversion capability of academic spin-offs," Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC, vol. 26(6), pages 1125-1144.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:indcch:v:26:y:2017:i:6:p:1125-1144.
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    1. Algarni, Mohammad A. & Ali, Murad & Leal-Rodríguez, Antonio L. & Albort-Morant, Gema, 2023. "The differential effects of potential and realized absorptive capacity on imitation and innovation strategies, and its impact on sustained competitive advantage," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 158(C).
    2. Angélica Pigola & Priscila Rezende Costa, 2022. "In search of understanding about knowledge and learning on innovation performance," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 127(7), pages 3995-4022, July.
    3. Prokop, Daniel, 2021. "University entrepreneurial ecosystems and spinoff companies: Configurations, developments and outcomes," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 107(C).
    4. Mariluz Fernández-Alles & Dara Hernández-Roque & Mercedes Villanueva-Flores & Mirta Díaz-Fernández, 2022. "The impact of human, social, and psychological capital on academic spin-off internationalization," Journal of International Entrepreneurship, Springer, vol. 20(3), pages 433-473, September.

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    • M13 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - New Firms; Startups
    • O30 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - General
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions

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