Audretsch David et al. (ed.). University evolution, entrepreneurial activity and regional competitiveness

Basel: Springer, 2016. — 445 p. — ISBN 978-3-319-17713-7This book consists of seven parts which provide to the reader a complete overview of the different topics related to the impact of universities on the territories. First, in the spirit of the entrepreneurial orientation of academic institutions, recent trends in
the academic entrepreneurship literature are addressed, from the creation of spin offs in specific contexts to the effect of specific characteristics of academics on their entrepreneurial career. This is the topic addressed in thefirst two parts. Specifically,
Part I takes an individual perspective and deals with the motivations that lead scientist to pursue an entrepreneurial venture. The papers by Huyghe and
Knockaert, by Yasuda, and by Micozzi, Micozzi, and Pattitoni study academic entrepreneurship in relation to university culture and climate, scientists’ mobility, and gender issues. Part II investigates academic spin-offs from an organizational
perspective, with case and comparatives studies. The papers by Hewitt-Dundas and Burns, by Finardi and Rolfo, and by Lindholm-Dahlstrand, Smith, and Baines study academic entrepreneurship in relation to incubators, national research institutions, and in comparison between Sweden and the UK.