Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management: Volume 10 Issue 4

Guest editorial

Vanessa Ratten

TTO characteristics and university entrepreneurship: a cluster analysis

Mariluz Fernandez-Alles, Juan Pablo Diánez-González, Tamara Rodríguez-González, Mercedes Villanueva-Flores

The purpose of this paper is to analyze potentially significant differences in a series of relevant characteristics of universities’ technology transfer offices (TTOs). To this…

Determinants of high-growth university spin-offs in Spain

Sara Fernández-López, David Rodeiro-Pazos, Fernando García González, María Jesús Rodríguez-Gulías

This study aims to determine that the factors that lead to university spin-offs (USOs) high-growth firms (HGFs). In recent years, HGFs have been a topic of growing interest in the…

Relational university, learning and entrepreneurship ecosystems for sustainable tourism

Rosa María Torres Valdés, Carolina Lorenzo Álvarez, Javier Castro Spila, Alba Santa Soriano

This paper aims to offer a conceptual model for the development of a teaching–learning experiential ecosystem which favors university entrepreneurship in the area of sustainable…

University entrepreneurship: how to trigger entrepreneurial intent of undergraduate students

Paola Isabel Rodríguez Gutiérrez, María del Pilar Pastor Pérez, Patricia Esther Alonso Galicia

The purpose of this paper is to describe the elements and relationships that explain the entrepreneurial intent in university students, evaluating possible gender and degree…

Academic entrepreneurship in the context of education: The role of the networking behaviour of academics

Sue Rossano-Rivero, Ingrid Wakkee

This study aims to extend literature on academic entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial networking by examining how academics, in their role of entrepreneurial educators, network…

Public policies for entrepreneurship and internationalization: Is there a government reputation effect?

João Campos, Vitor Braga, Aldina Correia

The main concern of policymakers is to avoid the problems resulting from the economic crisis. One way to avoid these problems is to stimulate economic growth, as well as the…