RT Journal Article
T1 Knowledge spillovers, knowledge filters and entrepreneurial university ecosystems. Emerging role of University-focused venture capital firms.
A1 Padilla-Meléndez, Antonio
A1 Fuster-Martín, Elena
A1 Lockett, Nigel
A1 Del-Águila-Obra, Ana Rosa
K1 Relaciones universidad-empresa
K1 Tecnología - Transferencia
AB In this study, we analyse the role played by investment managers from University-focused Venture Capital firms (UVCs) in knowledge spillovers in Entrepreneurial University Ecosystems (EUEs). Data from fifteen in-depth interviews with key agents of the EUEs in England was examined through the lens of the Knowledge Spillover Theory of Entrepreneurship, using Social Network Analysis and qualitative analysis. We identified the emerging role of UVCs as key knowledge intermediaries in developing and sustaining EUEs, concluding that UVCs are key to overcoming knowledge filters and maintaining dynamic relationships over time between entrepreneurial universities and University Spin-off companies. In this paper, we describe how UVCs act as social connectors, facilitating a two-way knowledge and technology exchange necessary in the development and sustainment of EUEs.
PB Taylor & Francis
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/40818
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/40818
LA eng
NO Padilla-Meléndez, A., Fuster, E., Lockett, N., & del-Aguila-Obra, A. R. (2021). Knowledge spillovers, knowledge filters and entrepreneurial university ecosystems. Emerging role of University-focused venture capital firms. Knowledge Management Research and Practice, 19(1), 94-105. https://doi.org/10.1080/14778238.2020.1740626
NO https://openpolicyfinder.jisc.ac.uk/id/publication/8349
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026