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When do start-ups that exploit patented academic knowledge survive?

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International Journal of Industrial Organization, 21 (9): 1391--1410 (November 2003)
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7187(03)00088-2

Abstract

Researchers have generally suggested that new technology firms should exploit radical technologies with broad scope patents to compete with established firms, implying that new firms founded to exploit university inventions will be more likely to survive in all industries if they possess these attributes. However, the existing empirical evidence indicates that the effectiveness of these two dimensions of new firm strategy is contingent on the industry environment, specifically industry concentration. In this paper, we explain why this industry-specific relationship should exist and use a unique data set of new technology ventures originating at Massachusetts Institute of Technology to test our arguments.

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