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The Composition of University Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Academic Entrepreneurship: A UK Study

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  • Daniel Prokop

    (School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University, King Edward VII Avenue, CF10 3WA, Cardiff, Wales, UK)

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This paper examines the link between the composition of university entrepreneurial ecosystems and performance of higher education institutions (HEIs) in academic entrepreneurship, specifically founding academic spinoff companies. The paper studies a sample of 160 UK HEIs and their university entrepreneurial ecosystems related to formation of 784 academic spinoffs. It employs social network analysis (SNA) to inspect the composition and connections between university entrepreneurial ecosystems. It finds that HEIs based in better developed university entrepreneurial ecosystems are associated with formation of greater numbers of academic spinoff companies. The best performing ecosystems are based in the Greater South East region. It is concluded that policymakers need to recognize the importance of the composition of the university entrepreneurial ecosystems and the role it plays in academic entrepreneurship.

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  • Daniel Prokop, 2022. "The Composition of University Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Academic Entrepreneurship: A UK Study," International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 19(06), pages 1-23, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijitmx:v:19:y:2022:i:06:n:s0219877022500201
    DOI: 10.1142/S0219877022500201
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    1. Daniel Prokop & Piers Thompson, 2023. "Defining networks in entrepreneurial ecosystems: the openness of ecosystems," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 61(2), pages 517-538, August.

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