The objective of this work is to analyze the development of academic spin-offs, specifically in the study of the profile of the academic entrepreneur and what are his motivations to become an entrepreneur. The results show that academic entrepreneurs are high status researchers with a wide experience in research and with a level of scientific quality above the average of the collective of researchers from public universities. On the other hand, the analysis of the entrepreneurial characteristics shows great differences between the academic entrepreneurs and those who undertake outside the academy. In addition, the results indicate that what motivates the action of undertaking in the academy are the motivations related to scientific knowledge and its development. The other groups of motivations considered are less relevant.
This study aims to analyze academic spin-offs, centering on academic entrepreneur profiles, and his or her motivations into becoming one.
Results show that academic entrepreneurs are high status researchers, with wide research experience and scientific qualifications above the public universities research community. On the other hand, the analyzes of entrepreneurial characteristics show great differences among academic entrepreneurs and those entrepreneurs outside the academic environment. Furthermore, results show that the main drivers for academic entrepreneurship are scientific knowledge and its development. Other motivational drivers studied are less relevant.
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