This collection of expert articles explores the development drivers of new technology-based firms and projects. It provides perspectives for an in-depth understanding of how technological inventions lead to the creation of new and sustainable companies or business units. The authors address methods and concepts that help technology-based start-ups and entrepreneurial projects successfully develop innovative products and services.
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Part I Business Models, Business Architecture and Business Planning of NTBFs |
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The Semantics of Entrepreneurial Learning in New Technology-Based Firms |
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Architecture of Technology Ventures: A Business Model Perspective |
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21 | (28) |
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The Role of Business Models in the Development of New Technology-Based Firms |
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49 | (22) |
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Identifying and Categorizing Risks of New Product Development in a Small Technology-Driven Company |
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The Application of the Effective Innovation Leadership Model in ICT Practice |
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99 | (12) |
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A Unified Model of the Technology Push Process and Its Application in a Workshop Setting |
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111 | (28) |
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Part III Factors Influencing NTBFs |
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Women-Led Startups and Their Contribution to Job Creation |
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139 | (18) |
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What Drives the Intellectual Property Output of High-Tech Firms? Regional- and Firm-Level Factors |
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157 | (20) |
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New Technology-Based Firms and Grants: Too Much of a Good Thing? |
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177 | (24) |
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The Development of ICT Industry in Belarus: Impact of Educational and State-Support Policies |
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201 | (10) |
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Part IV Academic Entrepreneurship |
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Defining Academic Spinoffs and Entrepreneurial University |
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211 | (14) |
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The Impact of Entrepreneurship Governance and Institutional Frameworks on Knowledge-Based Spin-Offs |
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225 | (16) |
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Bridging the Gap Between Invention and Innovation: The Role of University-Based Start-Up Programs and Private Cooperation |
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241 | (22) |
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Part V Interaction Between Established Firms and NTBFs |
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How Technology Travels from Old to New Firms: The Role of Employees' Entrepreneurship in Technology Ventures |
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263 | (20) |
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Cooperating with Start-ups as a Strategy: Towards Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
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283 | (16) |
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André Presse is Assistant Professor for Entrepreneurship, Technology-Management and Innovation at the University of Bolzano (UniBZ). He has received his doctorate in economics and management from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) where he worked with Goetz Werner, one of the leading entrepreneurs in Germany. André was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute for Entrepreneurship, Technology Management and Innovation (EnTechnon), Visiting Scholar at the Yale Entrepreneurial Institute and is also adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Orestis Terzidis heads the Institute for Entrepreneurship, Technology Management and Innovation (EnTechnon) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). After earning his doctorate in physics, he worked from 1998-2011 for SAP, initially as an application developer, and later as an assistant to the CEO Henning Kagermann and director for the SAP Research Center in Karlsruhe. In October 2011 he joined the KIT as full professor.
