Handbook of Research on Techno-Entrepreneurship by Fran?ois Th?rin (English) Har

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The key processes of techno-entrepreneurship are identified and discussed: • commercialization strategies• the balance between exploration and exploitation of new competencies • radical innovation • corporate venture capital investment • the mentoring of high-tech entrepreneurs.

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Techno-entrepreneurship is broadly defined as the entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial activities of both existing and nascent companies operating in technology-intensive environments. Boasting rich conceptual and empirical contributions by leading international specialists, this highly original Handbook will prove an invaluable tool in advancing our understanding of the theory and practice of research in this emerging area.The expert contributors initially explore the foundations of the field, clearly defining the parameters of techno-entrepreneurship. The key processes of techno-entrepreneurship are identified and discussed: commercialization strategiesthe balance between exploration and exploitation of new competencies radical innovation corporate venture capital investment the mentoring of high-tech entrepreneurs.The Handbook then shifts its focus to incubation and technology transfers, pivotal factors in the success of techno-entrepreneurship. Finally, in-depth case studies of leading e-business and biotechnology companies illustrate and substantiate the successful techno-entrepreneurship paradigm. Providing a comprehensive, highly accessible and innovative first insight into the developing sphere of techno-entrepreneurship, this international study will be essential reading for postgraduate students, academics and researchers with an interest in management and entrepreneurship. Managerial and entrepreneurial professionals in high-tech industries will also find much to interest them within this Handbook.

Author Biography

Edited by François Thérin, Africa Business School, Morocco

Table of Contents

Contents:IntroductionPART I: FOUNDATIONS OF THE FIELD1. How Techno-Entrepreneurs Build a Potentially Exciting Future? Sylvie Blanco2. A Model of Technological EntrepreneurshipIgor Prodan3. Exchange Relationships in Techno-Entrepreneurship Research: Toward a Multitheoretic, Integrative ViewHelena Yli-RenkoPART II: PROCESSES4. S&T Commercialization Strategies and PracticesDiane A. Isabelle5. From the Exploration of New Possibilities to the Exploitation of Recently Developed Competencies: Evidence from Five Ventures Developing New-to-the-World TechnologiesAnnaleena Parhankangas and David L. Hawk6. Fostering Entrepreneurial Firms: Recognizing and Adapting Radical Innovation through Corporate Venture Capital InvestmentsBehrend Freese, Thomas Keil and Thorsten Teichert7. Mentoring of Malaysian High-Tech Entrepreneurs in their Pre-Seeding PhaseKhairul Akmaliah Adham and Mohd Fuaad SaidPART III: INCUBATORS AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS8. University Technology Transfer through University Business Incubators and How They Help Start-upsChristian Lendner9. Determinants and Consequences of University Spin-off Activity: A Conceptual FrameworkRory O'Shea10. The Size and the Characteristics of the High-Tech Spin-Off Phenomenon in Sophia AntipolisMichel Bernasconi and Dominique JollyPART IV: INDUSTRY SPECIFICS: E-ENTREPRENEURSHIP11. What is E-Entrepreneurship? Fundamentals of Company Founding in the Net EconomyTobias Kollmann12. Exploring the Socio-Demographic Characteristics of the E-Entrepreneur: An Empirical Study on Spanish VenturesAntonio Padilla-Meléndez, Christian Serarols-Tarres and Ana Rosa del Águila-Obra13. Virtual Alliances as Coordination and Influence Mechanisms in the Internet Context: Evidence from a Cross-Section of Internet-Based FirmsLalit ManralPART V: INDUSTRY SPECIFICS: BIOTECHNOLOGIES14. The St Louis BioBelt – Centre for Plant and Life Sciences: A Triumph of Converging Individual EffortsEdward L. Bayham, Jerome A. Katz, Robert Calcaterra and Joseph Zahner15. Small Businesses for High Targets: Strategies in Industrially Exploiting the DNA–RNA BiomechanismsNicola DellepianeIndex

Details ISBN1845422864 Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Year 2007 ISBN-10 1845422864 ISBN-13 9781845422868 Format Hardcover Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Cheltenham Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 658.421 Illustrations illustrations Publication Date 2007-05-25 Pages 352 Series Research Handbooks in Business and Management series Language English Media Book DOI 10.1604/9781845422868 AU Release Date 2007-05-25 NZ Release Date 2007-05-25 UK Release Date 2007-05-25 Author François Thérin Edited by François Thérin Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Replaced by 9781781951811 We've got this

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