Part I Academic Entrepreneurs
1 The Relationship Between University Culture and Climate and
Research Scientists’ Spin-off Intentions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Annelore Huyghe and Mirjam Knockaert
2 Mobility and Academic Entrepreneurship: An Empirical Analysis
of Japanese Scientists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Satoko Yasuda
3 Fostering Female Entrepreneurship in Academic Spin-offs . . . . . . 49
Alessandra Micozzi, Francesca Micozzi, and Pierpaolo Pattitoni
Part II Academic Spin-offs
4 Structural Capital of University Spin-Out Firms: The Moderating
Role of University Incubators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Nola Hewitt-Dundas and Colm Burns
5 Spin-off Creation in a National Research Institution: Technological
and Industrial Implications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
U. Finardi and S. Rolfo
6 Academic Entrepreneurship: Spin-offs in Sweden and the UK . . . . 127
Åsa Teres Lindholm Dahlstrand, Helen Lawton Smith,
and Nabhassorn Baines
Part III University–Industry Interactions
7 Perceptions of Firm Competitive Advantages from Teaming Up with
Universities: An Exploratory Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Sharon Simmons, Jonathan Levie, and Erik Monsen


8 Gaining Regional Competitiveness by Increasing Employer
Attractiveness in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: New
Approach for Knowledge Transfer Between Academia
and Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Sabine Remdisch, Christian Otto, Sarah Just, Ivonne P