CONCEPTUALIZING ACADEMIC-ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS: AN EMPIRICAL TEST.

Abstract

A cross-cultural study of spin-offs that pursue commercial applications of academically developed technology is presented. The process of technology transfer is analysed from the perspectives of professors in technically oriented departments of the University of Cambridge, Great Britain and the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia. The comparison of these two departments investigated entrepreneurial self-efficacy, business networking, and University norms on the development of intellectual property with commercial applications.