New technology-based firms in the new millennium. Volume VII, The production and distribution of knowledge / edited by Ray Oakey [and others]. monograph.

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Front Cover; New Technology-Based Firms in the New Millennium Volume XI; Copyright page; Contents; List of Contributors; Chapter 1 Introduction; The Chapters; Part I: Internationalisation; Chapter 2 Managerial Mindset and the Born Global Firm; Introduction; Internationalization, Entrepreneurial Mindset and the Creation of the Born Global Firm; Managerial Mindset and the Born Global Firm; The Entrepreneurial Process and the Born Global Entrepreneur; Opportunity Recognition; Preparation for Exploitation (Resource Building) and the Born Global Manager.

Opportunity Exploitation and the Born Global EntrepreneurGlobalization Frustrated; Globalization Mandated; Summary and Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 Acquisition of Knowledge in Networking for Internationalisation; Introduction; Literature Review; Learning and Knowledge Sources in Networks; Learning in Internationalisation; Market Knowledge and Information; Know-How in Countries New to the Firm; Provision of Assistance; Research Focus and Method; Findings and Discussion; Background to International Activity; Learning during Internationalisation; Regulatory Service Consultancies.

Ingredient Supplier and Contract Manufacturer FirmsManufacturing Firms with their Own Brands (MFB); Networking; Internationalisation Obstacles; Conclusions; References; Part II: Start-up and Commercialisation; Chapter 4 Barriers to Biomedical Engineering Commercialisation; Introduction; Theoretical Framing: Ways to Commercialise Innovation; Method; Results; On Needs and Barriers; On Business Maturity; Analysis; Barriers Coupled to the Biomedical Engineering Sector; Barriers Related to the Market (Customer) Structure; Barriers Related to Entrepreneurship among Researchers; Conclusions.

What Barriers Are Present for Commercialisation of Biomedical Engineering Ideas?How Could the Barriers of the Commercialisation of Applied Research Projects Within the Biomedical Engineering Sector Best ... ; What Way to Commercialise Should They Choose?; Start-Up; Licencing; Joint Ventures; Divesture to External Party; Free Share of the Idea to an Established Actor; Contribution; References; Chapter 5 Bringing Technology Projects to Market: Balancing of Efficiency and Collaboration; Introduction; Knowledge Commercialization Processes; Resource-Based View on Research Projects' Efficiency.

Factors Influencing Overall Performance in CommercializationMethodology, Data and Measurement; Data Envelope Analysis (DEA); Rough-Set Analysis; Sample; Measurement; Descriptive Analysis and Model Exploration; Efficiency Levels; What Influences the Overall Performance in Commercialization?; Conclusion and Future Research Paths; References; Appendix; Chapter 6 High-Tech Entrepreneurial 'Soft Starters' in a University-Based Business Incubator: Space for Entrepreneurial Cap ... ; Introduction; Technology-Based Incubators and Policy Contexts in the United Kingdom.

The papers in this volume address key themes relating to improving our understanding of the processes involved in high-technology entrepreneurship and of the design of effective policy to promote it. Topics examined include start-ups, entrepreneurship clusters, inter-firm collaboration, and growth strategy for high-technology small firms.

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