This document provides an overview of innovation in America through a comparison of large universities and small universities, as well as large corporations and small companies. It discusses how innovation is done through university-industry partnerships, technology transfer programs, and corporate research and development. Specific examples are provided of strong technology transfer programs at large universities like North Carolina State and Stanford, and emerging programs at small universities like Wilkes and Lehigh. Large corporations like Lockheed Martin, GE, and IBM play major roles in sponsored research and innovation through partnerships with universities and startups.
2012.06.13 Economic Growth and Academic Entrepreneurship: Lessons and Implica...NUI Galway
Professor Donald Siegel, University at Albany, State University of New York, presented the second keynote address "Economic Growth and Academic Entrepreneurship: Lessons and Implications for Industry, Academia and Policymakers" at the IntertradeIreland All-Island Innovation Programme annual conference 2012, Exploiting Industry and University Research, Development and Innovation: Why it Matters held at National University of Ireland, Galway, 12 - 13 June 2012. Part 1
Esteve almirall esade business school innovation policy -digitalsocialeu
Presentation by Esteve Almirall, Esade Business School, on how policy can support digital social innovation (DSI). Presented at February 3rd 2014 DSI workshop in Brussels.
Nagaoka - Comments on Science and Innovation policy making todayinnovationoecd
1. Scientific knowledge enhances technological innovation but the flow of knowledge and its impact are poorly measured. Incomplete metrics may misguide policymaking.
2. Surveys of scientists and inventors can help understand limitations of existing indicators and provide complementary information, such as what top citations indicate, the role of information cascades, and how significantly inventors utilize scientific knowledge.
3. Collaborative mechanisms like standards setting are important for coordinating R&D and diffusion but their relationship to innovation is not well understood due to lack of data linking standards to patents. Better data collection is needed to measure innovation processes and impacts.
Universities – industry linkages: lessons from the Costa Rican caseFabricio Martins
- Universities in Costa Rica conduct most of the country's research and development efforts, though links between universities and industry are still weak due to various obstacles.
- While many firms in Costa Rica conduct R&D, few have formal R&D departments, and university linkages vary by firm size, with larger firms having stronger linkages.
- Survey results found that over 60% of university-industry collaborations in Costa Rica were successful in achieving their objectives, though limitations still hinder stronger interactions between universities and firms.
The Impact Digitalization Has on Students’ Behavior on a High-Level Instituti...BIJFMCF Journal
The overall aim of this study was to describe and understand how the impact of digitalization impacts students’ behavior on a high-level institution such as the University of Namibia. In order to achieve this aim, the following research questions/and research objectives were formulated. The findings of the study were as follows: About 60% of respondents indicated had benefited from digitalization offered by the University of Namibia. Meaning that students had a positive behavior on the digitalization in their learning environment.
To Assess the Main Drawbacks of Advanced Technology for the Accounting SphereBIJFMCF Journal
Every accountant knows that accounting is a business language and that language has undergone many changes over the years. Dissemination in the use of information technology and the production of applications has contributed to intense shifts in accounting firms’ Procedures as of the 1990s. From the view of accounting experts, the influence of these advances has not been adequately analysed. The general purpose of this study was therefore to determine the effect of technological progress on the accounting sphere in Namibia. A descriptive survey design was used to in this study, to establish whether there exists any relationship between advanced technology and Accounting today. The results indicate that the accelerated speed of technological progress tends to challenge conventional processes in all fields, including the accounting profession. The study also revealed that businesses have not only embraced the revolution of advanced technology, but have also started to adopt emerging innovations in the form of accounting software, mobility and the creation of social media platforms. With a figure of less than 50% IT-enabled use, it is obvious that accounting students and accountants do not know how to run accounting information systems, while companies continually rely on technological advancements to conduct their tasks.
The document summarizes two projects and three presentations related to scenarios, foresight, and knowledge platforms. It discusses:
1) A genomics workshop commissioned by a research council to inform funding decisions, including key drivers and themes identified. Scenarios developed explored potential impacts.
2) Lessons learned from the genomics exercise, including around timing, scope, and involvement of stakeholders. The value of technological aids and need to develop social science analysis methods was also noted.
3) A nanotechnology scenario workshop to develop visions of UK success in 2006 across six application areas. The workshop aimed to identify drivers of change and actions needed.
This document provides an overview of innovation in America through a comparison of large universities and small universities, as well as large corporations and small companies. It discusses how innovation is done through university-industry partnerships, technology transfer programs, and corporate research and development. Specific examples are provided of strong technology transfer programs at large universities like North Carolina State and Stanford, and emerging programs at small universities like Wilkes and Lehigh. Large corporations like Lockheed Martin, GE, and IBM play major roles in sponsored research and innovation through partnerships with universities and startups.
2012.06.13 Economic Growth and Academic Entrepreneurship: Lessons and Implica...NUI Galway
Professor Donald Siegel, University at Albany, State University of New York, presented the second keynote address "Economic Growth and Academic Entrepreneurship: Lessons and Implications for Industry, Academia and Policymakers" at the IntertradeIreland All-Island Innovation Programme annual conference 2012, Exploiting Industry and University Research, Development and Innovation: Why it Matters held at National University of Ireland, Galway, 12 - 13 June 2012. Part 1
Esteve almirall esade business school innovation policy -digitalsocialeu
Presentation by Esteve Almirall, Esade Business School, on how policy can support digital social innovation (DSI). Presented at February 3rd 2014 DSI workshop in Brussels.
Nagaoka - Comments on Science and Innovation policy making todayinnovationoecd
1. Scientific knowledge enhances technological innovation but the flow of knowledge and its impact are poorly measured. Incomplete metrics may misguide policymaking.
2. Surveys of scientists and inventors can help understand limitations of existing indicators and provide complementary information, such as what top citations indicate, the role of information cascades, and how significantly inventors utilize scientific knowledge.
3. Collaborative mechanisms like standards setting are important for coordinating R&D and diffusion but their relationship to innovation is not well understood due to lack of data linking standards to patents. Better data collection is needed to measure innovation processes and impacts.
Universities – industry linkages: lessons from the Costa Rican caseFabricio Martins
- Universities in Costa Rica conduct most of the country's research and development efforts, though links between universities and industry are still weak due to various obstacles.
- While many firms in Costa Rica conduct R&D, few have formal R&D departments, and university linkages vary by firm size, with larger firms having stronger linkages.
- Survey results found that over 60% of university-industry collaborations in Costa Rica were successful in achieving their objectives, though limitations still hinder stronger interactions between universities and firms.
The Impact Digitalization Has on Students’ Behavior on a High-Level Instituti...BIJFMCF Journal
The overall aim of this study was to describe and understand how the impact of digitalization impacts students’ behavior on a high-level institution such as the University of Namibia. In order to achieve this aim, the following research questions/and research objectives were formulated. The findings of the study were as follows: About 60% of respondents indicated had benefited from digitalization offered by the University of Namibia. Meaning that students had a positive behavior on the digitalization in their learning environment.
To Assess the Main Drawbacks of Advanced Technology for the Accounting SphereBIJFMCF Journal
Every accountant knows that accounting is a business language and that language has undergone many changes over the years. Dissemination in the use of information technology and the production of applications has contributed to intense shifts in accounting firms’ Procedures as of the 1990s. From the view of accounting experts, the influence of these advances has not been adequately analysed. The general purpose of this study was therefore to determine the effect of technological progress on the accounting sphere in Namibia. A descriptive survey design was used to in this study, to establish whether there exists any relationship between advanced technology and Accounting today. The results indicate that the accelerated speed of technological progress tends to challenge conventional processes in all fields, including the accounting profession. The study also revealed that businesses have not only embraced the revolution of advanced technology, but have also started to adopt emerging innovations in the form of accounting software, mobility and the creation of social media platforms. With a figure of less than 50% IT-enabled use, it is obvious that accounting students and accountants do not know how to run accounting information systems, while companies continually rely on technological advancements to conduct their tasks.
The document summarizes two projects and three presentations related to scenarios, foresight, and knowledge platforms. It discusses:
1) A genomics workshop commissioned by a research council to inform funding decisions, including key drivers and themes identified. Scenarios developed explored potential impacts.
2) Lessons learned from the genomics exercise, including around timing, scope, and involvement of stakeholders. The value of technological aids and need to develop social science analysis methods was also noted.
3) A nanotechnology scenario workshop to develop visions of UK success in 2006 across six application areas. The workshop aimed to identify drivers of change and actions needed.
Rafols - Towards more inclusive STI indicatorsinnovationoecd
This document discusses the need for more inclusive science, technology, and innovation (STI) indicators that better capture diverse types of research and innovation.
Current STI indicators are biased towards certain types of mainstream science and may suppress or exclude valuable creative research in other fields like agriculture. This can threaten diversity in research. Indicators are also needed that make other contributions visible, like action research or co-creation.
While STI indicators can help with decisions, they do not necessarily lead to the "right" decisions if they do not reflect the full range of social and economic functions of science. Expanding indicator data and developing new indicator types may help broaden coverage of societal problems and peripheral areas of research.
The document discusses the business environment and its analysis. It defines business environment as all external factors that influence business operations and discusses its importance. It describes the four steps of environmental analysis as scanning, monitoring, forecasting, and assessment. The document also differentiates between the internal, micro, and macro external environment and provides examples of factors within each.
1. The document discusses NESTA, the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts, which provides funding for experimentation and innovation.
2. It notes several areas NESTA focuses on, including innovation indexes, future growth sectors, and skills needed for a rapidly changing world like creativity and leadership.
3. The document also discusses weaknesses in the education system in preparing students for the future and potential areas of hope, including NESTA's work exploring new approaches to student leadership and curriculum.
How might current and future trends in technology affect leadership at DMURichard Hall
The document discusses how current and future trends in technology may impact leadership at De Montfort University (DMU). It outlines several technology trends in higher education and expectations from students and businesses. These trends include increased use of interactive technologies, mobile devices, and streaming media. The document also discusses benefits of technology, such as improved business processes and enhanced student experience. Taking these trends into account, it proposes that DMU establish itself as a leader in technology use and addresses challenges around change management, skills development, and ensuring benefits are realized.
1) The document discusses innovation among microenterprises in mature industries, focusing on four innovative microenterprises in the Swedish food sector.
2) It identifies three main themes from comparative case analyses: critical elements of interactions during innovation, development and enhancement of capacities, and management of relationships in networks.
3) Key findings include the importance of learning from failures, renewing old ties to enhance capabilities, and managing collaborations and relationships over the long term innovation process.
The document summarizes a study on how social networks and social capital impact competitive advantage for stem cell firms in Sweden. The researchers will conduct a longitudinal study over 3 years to analyze the internal and external networks of stem cell firms and how network patterns influence the development of competencies and competitive advantage over time. They will map networks through interviews with key managers, scientists, and experts in firms and analyze available external data. The study aims to provide benefits like improved understanding of networks, enhanced knowledge sharing, and potential performance improvements for the firms.
The document discusses key areas and forces that will shape the future of the Internet, based on a study conducted by the Oxford Internet Institute. It explores technological, social, economic, and regulatory trends and how they will interrelate. The goals of the study were to define possible future scenarios for the Internet and assess their socioeconomic impacts. The researchers used a Delphi survey technique and scenario building workshops to develop consensus visions for Europe's future Internet.
It's not how you measure, it's what you measurefqwood
Countries throughout the world are looking to innovation (particularly derived from advances in science and engineering) not only for wealth creation and job growth but also to help solve the global grand challenges – in energy, food security, water supplies, climate change, environmental sustainability, social unrest and aging populations. And the debt crises in the US and the Euro zone have given an added urgency to the importance of understanding how
to build a supply chain of innovation and entrepreneurship that goes all the way from quality, curiosity-driven research to the development of innovative products and services.
Publicly supported research and research funding agencies are seen to play a key role in this supply chain. And much attention is being directed in many countries to designing ways to better harness the contributions made by this type of research to innovation. This comes at a time when Western governments in particular are questioning the sustainability of their investments in the research enterprise and looking for ways to maximise the impact of these investments. For some this has led to a preoccupation with measurement and an enhanced role of bibliometrics in the funding allocations process – sometimes with brutal consequences for researchers who have become disenfranchised as a result of the ‘concentration and selectivity’ drive.
In my presentation I will overview some of the pluses and minuses of bibliometrics as used for judging research performance for funding purposes. Attention will also be directed to recent initiatives such as STAR-METRICS in the US and the Lattes Platform in Brazil and the SIAMPI project coordinated by KNAW.
However, my main message is that governments first need to be clear about what it is they want to achieve from investing in research and to differentially support and measure research activity and outcomes based on these investment objectives. The European Research Area Board’s recent contribution to the Common Strategic Framework for Research and Innovation consultation provides important leadership in this quest.
The Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP) is a US government-industry-academic partnership aimed at increasing US competitiveness in manufacturing technology and workforce. AMP has identified 11 key manufacturing technology areas and made recommendations on manufacturing technology, workforce development, and scale-up policy. A key outcome was the establishment of the National Network of Manufacturing Innovation Institutes to help technology scale-up, including institutes focused on additive manufacturing, power electronics, and other areas. These institutes help startups collaborate, mature technologies, obtain financing, demonstrate production, and partner within innovation ecosystems.
This document outlines a research study on barriers and enablers to the diffusion of best practices within UK supply chains. It notes that effective transfer of knowledge between supply chain tiers can improve productivity but gaps exist in adoption of best practices between tiers. The study aims to 1) identify how best practices are distributed across UK supply chains and adoption gaps, 2) determine barriers and enablers to knowledge diffusion, 3) examine mechanisms of diffusion along supply chains, and 4) inform policy to promote knowledge diffusion. A qualitative interview approach will be used with companies in selected supply chains to gather a rich picture of practice adoption, diffusion, and policy opportunities.
An Investigation into the Impact of the Electronic Taxation System: A Case St...BIJFMCF Journal
The document discusses a study on the impact of electronic taxation systems in Namibia. The study utilized the decomposed theory of planned behavior to identify factors influencing taxpayer acceptance of e-Filing. A questionnaire survey of 48 taxpayers in Windhoek found that those using manual filing lacked computer/internet access, the main barrier to e-Filing usage. Those using e-Filing reported perceived usefulness as the primary determinant. Understanding acceptance factors can improve future e-government initiatives in Namibia and other developing countries.
Peeling off the Layers on Knowledge Networks in terms of Collaboration and Co...Han Woo PARK
• Invited speaker, Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, 17 February, 2009
This study examines how institutional change in Chinese universities through Project 985 influenced high-tech entrepreneurship. The researchers find that Project 985 was successful in strengthening beliefs around intellectual property and innovation among university alumni. However, firms founded by these alumni that invested heavily in technology performed worse, since China's institutional environment still lacked strong intellectual property protection and contract laws. While localized beliefs can change, for institutionalization to occur more broadly practices must be viable within the larger context.
Statistical analysis in Information & Communications technology areaKseniia Udovitskaia
Mathematical statistics. How does the level of Education affect Countries’ level of ICT sector? Research question, null hypothesis, model, correlation, results. UNCTAD Stat and UNDP.
This document discusses the support that buyers of businesses, particularly those involved in management buyouts (MBOs), need. It outlines some of the key qualities and challenges MBO buyers face, such as assembling a capable management team to replace departing founders and addressing employee relations issues. The document also suggests ways that awareness of MBOs can be raised, such as through role models, guides, and business school courses. Finally, it proposes areas where advisors and government can provide support to MBO buyers, such as helping navigate negotiations with corporate or family sellers and establishing a supportive tax regime.
WHEN CUSTOMERS BECOME INVESTORS
A new model for business finance presentation by Julia Groves to the ERC / CDFA Realising Growth Potential of New Businesses event .
- The document discusses 10 common myths about entrepreneurship based on the presenter's 15 years of research.
- The first myth discussed is that entrepreneurship only involves innovative, high-growth startups, but the presenter provides examples of established family businesses and buyouts that innovated to grow.
- Subsequent myths addressed include the overemphasis on legal environment in entrepreneurial context, the narrow focus on hard science/faculty IP in academic entrepreneurship, and the idea that entrepreneurs are lone heroes rather than teams with diverse skills.
The document discusses research from the Enterprise Research Centre (ERC) on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK. The ERC aims to understand what drives SME productivity and growth to support the UK economy. The research identified three types of firms - those that fail fast, sustain with modest growth, and sustain long-term with strong growth. It also found that leadership and management skills influence SME adoption of best practices and shape business performance. The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses programme was shown to increase participating businesses' growth by 10-25% compared to non-participants.
Rafols - Towards more inclusive STI indicatorsinnovationoecd
This document discusses the need for more inclusive science, technology, and innovation (STI) indicators that better capture diverse types of research and innovation.
Current STI indicators are biased towards certain types of mainstream science and may suppress or exclude valuable creative research in other fields like agriculture. This can threaten diversity in research. Indicators are also needed that make other contributions visible, like action research or co-creation.
While STI indicators can help with decisions, they do not necessarily lead to the "right" decisions if they do not reflect the full range of social and economic functions of science. Expanding indicator data and developing new indicator types may help broaden coverage of societal problems and peripheral areas of research.
The document discusses the business environment and its analysis. It defines business environment as all external factors that influence business operations and discusses its importance. It describes the four steps of environmental analysis as scanning, monitoring, forecasting, and assessment. The document also differentiates between the internal, micro, and macro external environment and provides examples of factors within each.
1. The document discusses NESTA, the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts, which provides funding for experimentation and innovation.
2. It notes several areas NESTA focuses on, including innovation indexes, future growth sectors, and skills needed for a rapidly changing world like creativity and leadership.
3. The document also discusses weaknesses in the education system in preparing students for the future and potential areas of hope, including NESTA's work exploring new approaches to student leadership and curriculum.
How might current and future trends in technology affect leadership at DMURichard Hall
The document discusses how current and future trends in technology may impact leadership at De Montfort University (DMU). It outlines several technology trends in higher education and expectations from students and businesses. These trends include increased use of interactive technologies, mobile devices, and streaming media. The document also discusses benefits of technology, such as improved business processes and enhanced student experience. Taking these trends into account, it proposes that DMU establish itself as a leader in technology use and addresses challenges around change management, skills development, and ensuring benefits are realized.
1) The document discusses innovation among microenterprises in mature industries, focusing on four innovative microenterprises in the Swedish food sector.
2) It identifies three main themes from comparative case analyses: critical elements of interactions during innovation, development and enhancement of capacities, and management of relationships in networks.
3) Key findings include the importance of learning from failures, renewing old ties to enhance capabilities, and managing collaborations and relationships over the long term innovation process.
The document summarizes a study on how social networks and social capital impact competitive advantage for stem cell firms in Sweden. The researchers will conduct a longitudinal study over 3 years to analyze the internal and external networks of stem cell firms and how network patterns influence the development of competencies and competitive advantage over time. They will map networks through interviews with key managers, scientists, and experts in firms and analyze available external data. The study aims to provide benefits like improved understanding of networks, enhanced knowledge sharing, and potential performance improvements for the firms.
The document discusses key areas and forces that will shape the future of the Internet, based on a study conducted by the Oxford Internet Institute. It explores technological, social, economic, and regulatory trends and how they will interrelate. The goals of the study were to define possible future scenarios for the Internet and assess their socioeconomic impacts. The researchers used a Delphi survey technique and scenario building workshops to develop consensus visions for Europe's future Internet.
It's not how you measure, it's what you measurefqwood
Countries throughout the world are looking to innovation (particularly derived from advances in science and engineering) not only for wealth creation and job growth but also to help solve the global grand challenges – in energy, food security, water supplies, climate change, environmental sustainability, social unrest and aging populations. And the debt crises in the US and the Euro zone have given an added urgency to the importance of understanding how
to build a supply chain of innovation and entrepreneurship that goes all the way from quality, curiosity-driven research to the development of innovative products and services.
Publicly supported research and research funding agencies are seen to play a key role in this supply chain. And much attention is being directed in many countries to designing ways to better harness the contributions made by this type of research to innovation. This comes at a time when Western governments in particular are questioning the sustainability of their investments in the research enterprise and looking for ways to maximise the impact of these investments. For some this has led to a preoccupation with measurement and an enhanced role of bibliometrics in the funding allocations process – sometimes with brutal consequences for researchers who have become disenfranchised as a result of the ‘concentration and selectivity’ drive.
In my presentation I will overview some of the pluses and minuses of bibliometrics as used for judging research performance for funding purposes. Attention will also be directed to recent initiatives such as STAR-METRICS in the US and the Lattes Platform in Brazil and the SIAMPI project coordinated by KNAW.
However, my main message is that governments first need to be clear about what it is they want to achieve from investing in research and to differentially support and measure research activity and outcomes based on these investment objectives. The European Research Area Board’s recent contribution to the Common Strategic Framework for Research and Innovation consultation provides important leadership in this quest.
The Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP) is a US government-industry-academic partnership aimed at increasing US competitiveness in manufacturing technology and workforce. AMP has identified 11 key manufacturing technology areas and made recommendations on manufacturing technology, workforce development, and scale-up policy. A key outcome was the establishment of the National Network of Manufacturing Innovation Institutes to help technology scale-up, including institutes focused on additive manufacturing, power electronics, and other areas. These institutes help startups collaborate, mature technologies, obtain financing, demonstrate production, and partner within innovation ecosystems.
This document outlines a research study on barriers and enablers to the diffusion of best practices within UK supply chains. It notes that effective transfer of knowledge between supply chain tiers can improve productivity but gaps exist in adoption of best practices between tiers. The study aims to 1) identify how best practices are distributed across UK supply chains and adoption gaps, 2) determine barriers and enablers to knowledge diffusion, 3) examine mechanisms of diffusion along supply chains, and 4) inform policy to promote knowledge diffusion. A qualitative interview approach will be used with companies in selected supply chains to gather a rich picture of practice adoption, diffusion, and policy opportunities.
An Investigation into the Impact of the Electronic Taxation System: A Case St...BIJFMCF Journal
The document discusses a study on the impact of electronic taxation systems in Namibia. The study utilized the decomposed theory of planned behavior to identify factors influencing taxpayer acceptance of e-Filing. A questionnaire survey of 48 taxpayers in Windhoek found that those using manual filing lacked computer/internet access, the main barrier to e-Filing usage. Those using e-Filing reported perceived usefulness as the primary determinant. Understanding acceptance factors can improve future e-government initiatives in Namibia and other developing countries.
Peeling off the Layers on Knowledge Networks in terms of Collaboration and Co...Han Woo PARK
• Invited speaker, Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, 17 February, 2009
This study examines how institutional change in Chinese universities through Project 985 influenced high-tech entrepreneurship. The researchers find that Project 985 was successful in strengthening beliefs around intellectual property and innovation among university alumni. However, firms founded by these alumni that invested heavily in technology performed worse, since China's institutional environment still lacked strong intellectual property protection and contract laws. While localized beliefs can change, for institutionalization to occur more broadly practices must be viable within the larger context.
Statistical analysis in Information & Communications technology areaKseniia Udovitskaia
Mathematical statistics. How does the level of Education affect Countries’ level of ICT sector? Research question, null hypothesis, model, correlation, results. UNCTAD Stat and UNDP.
This document discusses the support that buyers of businesses, particularly those involved in management buyouts (MBOs), need. It outlines some of the key qualities and challenges MBO buyers face, such as assembling a capable management team to replace departing founders and addressing employee relations issues. The document also suggests ways that awareness of MBOs can be raised, such as through role models, guides, and business school courses. Finally, it proposes areas where advisors and government can provide support to MBO buyers, such as helping navigate negotiations with corporate or family sellers and establishing a supportive tax regime.
WHEN CUSTOMERS BECOME INVESTORS
A new model for business finance presentation by Julia Groves to the ERC / CDFA Realising Growth Potential of New Businesses event .
- The document discusses 10 common myths about entrepreneurship based on the presenter's 15 years of research.
- The first myth discussed is that entrepreneurship only involves innovative, high-growth startups, but the presenter provides examples of established family businesses and buyouts that innovated to grow.
- Subsequent myths addressed include the overemphasis on legal environment in entrepreneurial context, the narrow focus on hard science/faculty IP in academic entrepreneurship, and the idea that entrepreneurs are lone heroes rather than teams with diverse skills.
The document discusses research from the Enterprise Research Centre (ERC) on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK. The ERC aims to understand what drives SME productivity and growth to support the UK economy. The research identified three types of firms - those that fail fast, sustain with modest growth, and sustain long-term with strong growth. It also found that leadership and management skills influence SME adoption of best practices and shape business performance. The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses programme was shown to increase participating businesses' growth by 10-25% compared to non-participants.
This document discusses a new OECD project called DYNEMP that aims to analyze business dynamics and job creation using firm-level data from over 20 countries. It finds that most jobs are concentrated in medium and large firms despite most firms being small. However, young small firms contribute disproportionately to net job creation across countries. While the majority of micro start-ups do not grow, the few that do account for a large share of total job creation. The growth dynamics of startups vary significantly between countries. Young firms were more impacted by the crisis but recovered more quickly. The document outlines how the DYNEMP database and analyses can provide new insights into how policies impact startups versus incumbents.
The document discusses 10 key barriers to technology transfer from universities to spin-offs and startups. The barriers include: 1) universities' strategies for academic entrepreneurship are often not well aligned, 2) support models for university spin-offs are mismatched, 3) the focus is too narrow on certain types of technology, 4) spin-off teams lack skill and cognitive diversity, 5) insufficient attention is paid to building strong boards, 6) networks are not well developed, 7) networks cannot be transformed for different needs, 8) moving opportunities to market is challenging, 9) the sources of value are not well understood, and 10) limited funding exists to fill finance gaps over the long lifecycle of spin-offs. The
'Small firm growth what i think we know; don’t know, and should know'. Keynot...enterpriseresearchcentre
- Growth is a complex phenomenon that is not homogeneous, random, or deterministic. It comes in many forms and is influenced by various factors.
- Not all small firms can, will, or should grow. What owners say they want impacts growth.
- While growth is often seen as a measure of success, it does not necessarily correlate with other measures like survival or profitability.
- More research is needed on specific types and modes of growth, the role of employees and context, and growth as a process over time. Future studies should avoid undifferentiated conceptualizations of growth and focus on narrow contexts.
Micro enterprises and their contribution to job growth 2014. bonner, anyadike...enterpriseresearchcentre
Micro-Enterprises and their Contribution to UK Job Growth
Michael Anyadike-Danes, Karen Bonner & Mark Hart
Enterprise Research Centre
Presentation to ERC Workshop on “Realising Growth Potential of New Enterprises, 1st June 2014, London
This document summarizes four business data sources that can be used for benchmarking and providing background information on entrepreneurship and SMEs at the local level. It describes the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) survey, UK Innovation Survey (UKIS), Longitudinal Small Business Survey (LSBS), and the Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR) and Business Structure Database (BSD). For each source, it provides information on the background, coverage, and contacts for further information. It also includes a few maps as examples of analyses that can be done using the different data sources at the local enterprise partnership (LEP) level.
Sustaining Growth for Innovative Enterprises: Transatlantic Comparisons and I...enterpriseresearchcentre
Sustaining Growth for Innovative Enterprises: Transatlantic Comparisons and Implications for the UK. Presentation by Philip Shapira toWorkshop on Innovation and Local Growth Workshop Business
WBS at the Shard, May 28th 2015
The document summarizes research on the relationship between team size, ambition, and business performance. It includes:
1. A meta-analysis of 47 previous studies linking team size and diversity to performance, finding mostly positive relationships between various types of diversity and outcomes like sales, profits, innovation, and internationalization.
2. An analysis of UK business data from 2002-2015 examining the effect of ambition on team size and the effect of team size on outcomes like employment, exporting, and innovation. The results show ambition is positively associated with larger teams and team size positively impacts various performance measures, with effects varying for early-stage and established businesses.
3. Business complexity and owner education are found to positively moderate the
The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor UK 2015 report provides an overview of entrepreneurship levels and trends in the UK based on a survey of over 9,000 adults. Some key findings include: 1) Participation in entrepreneurship has remained steady around 20% over time with increases in those intending or starting businesses; 2) Early-stage entrepreneurial activity declined slightly in 2015 after increases in prior years; and 3) Gender gaps in entrepreneurship persist in the UK, especially in Northern Ireland, though senior entrepreneurship remains high. The report also examines attitudes, funding sources, and subnational differences in entrepreneurship.
1. The document discusses different definitions of fast growth firms and their implications. It finds that employment-based and productivity-based definitions capture different populations with different economic contributions.
2. It analyzes the regional and industry spillover effects of fast growth firms on other firms' employment growth and productivity growth. It finds both positive and negative externalities depending on the industry, region, and firm characteristics.
3. Geographic externalities, including the concentration of fast growth firms within postcodes and their "gravity force", mirror the findings for industry externalities - negative impacts on employment but positive impacts on productivity.
1. The document discusses a study examining how university-business interaction contributes to new-to-market innovation.
2. The study finds that collaboration with universities increases the probability of firms introducing new-to-market innovations, especially for small and medium-sized firms collaborating with regional and national universities.
3. Not all external partnerships contribute equally to new-to-market innovation, and the importance of university proximity decreases as firm size increases.
This document discusses government policies to support micro-firm development. It begins by outlining the important role micro-firms play in job creation and economic growth. It then examines common constraints micro-firms face like access to finance and regulatory burdens. The document proposes that governments create policies addressing these obstacles through approaches like regulatory simplification, improved access to markets and finance, support for skills and innovation, and targeted programs for internationalization. Finally, it provides examples of good practice policies from several European countries that support micro-firms through various stages of development using business advisory services, incubators, training programs and other initiatives.
This document provides an overview of various strategic planning frameworks and tools that can be used for information systems strategic planning, including PESTLE analysis, Porter's 5 forces, SWOT analysis, Ansoff's matrix, and others. It includes examples of how to apply these tools to analyze the external business environment, internal capabilities, and identify future strategies. Sample analyses are also provided for a school using PESTLE and Porter's 5 forces to demonstrate how these frameworks can be applied in practice.
Amministratore delegato del Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies, think tank con sede in Danimarca e centro di ricerca internazionale tra i più autorevoli. Esperto di strategia, innovazione, marketing e consumer trends, tiene conferenze in tutto il mondo. Ha collaborato con istituzioni governative, organizzazioni internazionali, istituti finanziari e aziende private su progetti strategici di larga scala. È stato amministratore delegato e consulente in numerose start up.
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Institutional determinants of University spin -off quantity and quality..Mike wright. 11.02.2015
1. Address Line 1
Address Line 2
Address Line 3
E: email
T: phone
website
Determinants of university spin-off
quantity and quality in Italy, Norway
and the UK
Riccardo Fini, Kun Fu, Einar Rasmussen, Marius Mathison
& Mike Wright
2. Objectives
• Governments introduced
mechanisms to stimulate spin-
offs
• Legislation; TTO
establishment
• Major challenges to create
successful university spin-offs
(Grimaldi, et al., 2011)
• Process complex in terms
of resource & capability
needs by universities.
• Absent these, national level
changes may be ineffective
• Increases may be
‘symbolic’, not adding to
economic, financial and
social value
3. • Differing and changing cross-country
approaches to university spin-offs and IP
ownership but:
• Limited cross-country analysis or on changes
• RQ: How do changes in the institutional
framework at national and university level
influence both the quantity and quality of
spin-offs from a university?
• [i.e. within and between country differences]
4. Expectations
• Need for TTO expertise not just
establishment
• Creation of TTO per se by universities likely
to call forth marginal spin-offs in order to
meet quantity targets, but capabilities and
social networks with VCs lacking
• Hypothesis 1: Universities with a TTO
will generate:
• (a) more spin-off companies but of
• (b) lower average quality than
universities without a TTO.
5. • Changes in stance on professor’s privilege at
national level creates uncertainty for investors
reducing willingness to invest and time taken
for universities to build competencies
• Hypothesis 2: Universities in a context with
higher variance in national Intellectual
Property Rights (IPR) legislation will generate:
• (a) more spin-off companies but of
• (b) lower average quality, than universities in
a context with lower variance.
Expectations
6. • New legislation and university TTO creation
reinforce each other; but changing legislation
has reinforcing negative effect on quality
• Hypothesis 3: Universities with a TTO and in
a context with higher variance in national
IPR legislation will generate:
• (a) more spin-off companies but of
• (b) lower average quality, than universities in
a context with lower variance.
8. The Sample and Data
• Macrodata
• World Bank, Heritage Foundation
• Changes in national IPR regimes (Baldini et
al., 2014)
• University level
• EUMIDA database and national sources:
time-invariant and variant information on:
universities’ localization, legal status, year of
establishment, educational fields, presence of
a university hospital, STEM universities,
eminence, size, etc.
• Firm level
• TTOs, Spinout surveys and national
Companies Houses
9. • University spin-offs quantity
• Count of the number of university
spin-offs from a given university in
a given year.
• University spin-offs quality
• Count of the number of university
spin-offs from a given university in
a given year, which have received
the first round of VC-financing in
that year (Lockett and Wright,
2005).
• External validation of quality in
terms of expected returns.
Establishment of University TTO.
Dummy variable that switches from 0 to
1 the year in which the TTO is
established.
IPR Institutional Variance.
Number of changes in country’s IPR
legislation divided by the number of
years included in the observation period
(i.e. 13). This variable ranges from 0
(UK) to 0.15 (Italy).
[alternative specifications
consistent]
# years in place/ # years
observed; # of changes
10. Controls and Method
• Control Variables
• Country-Level :
• GDP per capita, Unemployment Rate , Ease of Doing
Business, Investment Freedom
• University-level:
• Size, Foundation Year, research funding, Prior knowledge
in technology-transfer activities, Intellectual eminence,
Educational fields , Cumulative entry, Industrial variance
• Empirical method
• Multilevel Negative Binomial Regression
12. Results of Multilevel Negative Binomial Regression: Spin-off Quantity
Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
TTO establishment 0.206* 0.107
IPR Institutional variance 0.620*** 0.346***
TTO X Institutional variance 0.355***
Prior knowledge in technology-transfer activities 0.277*** 0.294*** 0.318***
Foundation year -0.000 0.000 0.000
Sponsored research expenditure 0.852*** 0.689*** 0.624***
Size 0.243** 0.379*** 0.379***
Intellectual eminence: Rank top 25% 0.916*** 0.970*** 0.994***
Intellectual eminence: Rank 25-50% 0.724*** 0.779*** 0.822***
Intellectual eminence: Rank 50-75% 0.236* 0.232+ 0.256*
Education Field; General 0.760+ 0.726+ 0.761+
Education Field; Education -0.006 -0.009 -0.078
Education Field; Humanities and Arts -0.096 -0.010 0.014
Education Field; Social Sciences, Business -1.404*** -1.142*** -1.135***
Education Field; Sciences 0.822*** 0.728*** 0.608**
Education Field; Engineering, Manufacturing 0.496** 0.465** 0.539***
Education Field; Agriculture 0.021 0.029 0.027
Education Field; Health and Welfare 0.086 -0.007 0.140
Education Field; Services 0.133 0.028 0.056
Region: R&D expenditure -0.132** -0.099* -0.120**
Region: Population -0.159*** -0.184*** -0.179***
Region: Unemployment rate 0.057 0.075 0.083+
GDP per capita 0.011 -0.073 -0.045
Easiness of doing business -0.090 -0.103* -0.072+
Unemployment rate -0.061 -0.308*** -0.293***
Results of Multilevel Negative Binomial Regression: Spin-off Quantity
13. Results of Multilevel Negative Binomial Regression: Spin-off
Results of Multilevel Negative Binomial Regression: Spin-off Quality
14. Interaction effects of TTO and IPR regime
variance on quantity of university spin-offs
Bigger variance in the IPR regime associated with lower quality of university spin-offs with
TTO compared to without; gap increases significantly with increasing institutional
variance
15. Interaction effects of TTO and IPR regime
variance on quality of university spin-offs
Bigger variance in the IPR regime associated with lower quality of university spin-
offs with TTO compared to without; gap increases significantly with increasing
institutional variance
16. Implications
• Hypotheses supported
• Changes in framework conditions to increase spin-off
creation by governments and universities likely result in
maximizing number of firms created
• ….but without being able to improve the potential
economic impact (quality) of these firms
• Implications for types of incentives and resources in
universities
• Legislative changes and university level top-down initiatives
(establishment of TTOs) need to be complemented with
bottom-up initiatives…..
• university-level control factors/mechanisms have higher
impact that contextual influences
17. Implications
• Critical mass and scientific eminence needed
to spin-off firms with quality potential:
• Positive effect of size, research funds, and
intellectual eminence (as well as of previous
developed knowledge in tech-transfer = path-
dependency)
• Smaller, tier-B universities may be misplaced in
attempting to adopt tech-transfer approaches
based on elite universities (e.g. ICL, Cambridge,
Polytechnic of Milan, Oslo…)
18. Future Directions
• Additional countries with different:
• Ownership of IP conditions
• Public v private universities
• Involvement of TTOs in multiple activities
• Regional policies and mix of universities
• Access to other forms of funding and variations across
countries
• Angel funding; crowdfunding, etc.
• Accounting, financial and economic performance
• Data availability issues
• Analysis of challenges to TTO processes as regime
changes