Differences in social networks between highly and medium to low spin-offs: do they lead to different growth?

Danny Soetanto; Marina van Geenhuizen

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Differences in social networks between highly and medium to low spin-offs: do they lead to different growth?

Danny Soetanto, Marina van Geenhuizen

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University spin-off firms are believed to contribute to innovation of the (regional) economy through entrepreneurship, knowledge transfer and linkages with larger firms. Social networks play a vital role in the early years of spin-off firms, but there is virtually no knowledge on the critical characteristics of these networks, and on differences between highly innovative and medium-to-low innovative spin-offs in this respect. First, we highlight theoretical viewpoints on social network formation, Next, we discuss the methodological aspects of the empirical study. This is followed by a comparative descriptive analysis of social networks and two separate estimations of job growth for highly innovative spin-offs (HIS) and medium-to-low innovative spin-offs (MLIS). The results indicate an overall smaller role of social networks for HIS, as well as a different role of strength of relationships and importance of local partners for HIS compared with MLIS.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 16th Annual High Technology Small Firms Conference 2008
Place of Publication	Enschede
Publisher	University of Twente
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Print)	9789036526685
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3990/2.268489528
Publication status	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes
Event	16th Annual High Technology Small Firms Conference, HTSF 2008 - Enschede, Netherlands Duration: 21 May 2008 → 23 May 2008 Conference number: 16

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Conference	16th Annual High Technology Small Firms Conference, HTSF 2008
Abbreviated title	HTSF
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Enschede
Period	21/05/08 → 23/05/08

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Proceedings of the 16th Annual High Technology Small Firms Conference and Doctoral Workshop 2008
Rossini, G. (Publisher), 2008, Enschede: University of Twente. 610 p.
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Soetanto, D & van Geenhuizen, M 2008, Differences in social networks between highly and medium to low spin-offs: do they lead to different growth? in Proceedings of the 16th Annual High Technology Small Firms Conference 2008. University of Twente, Enschede, 16th Annual High Technology Small Firms Conference, HTSF 2008, Enschede, Netherlands, 21/05/08. https://doi.org/10.3990/2.268489528

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