Knockaert, Mirjam, Ucbasaran, Deniz, Wright, Mike and Clarysse, Bart. (2010) The Relationship Between Knowledge Transfer, Top Management Team Composition, and Performance: The Case of Science-Based Entrepreneurial Firms. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice , Vol.35 (No.4). pp. 777-803. ISSN 1042-2587

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Abstract

The increased pressure put on public research institutes to commercialize their research results has given rise to an increased academic interest in technology transfer. We assess under which conditions tacit knowledge transfer contributes to the performance of academic spin-offs. Using an inductive case study approach, our evidence suggests that tacit knowledge is most effectively transferred when a substantial part of the original research team joins the new venture as founders. Commercial expertise and mindset are also required in the team on the condition that the cognitive distance between the scientific researchers and the person responsible for commercialization is not too large.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Centre for Small & Medium-Sized Enterprises Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Management Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Journal or Publication Title:	Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
ISSN:	1042-2587
Date:	2010
Volume:	Vol.35
Number:	No.4
Number of Pages:	27
Page Range:	pp. 777-803
Identification Number:	10.1111/j.1540-6520.2010.00405.x
Status:	Not Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/44703

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