The spin-offs organization: A systemic view

Abstract

The Spinoffs Organizations are the main mechanism of knowledge transfer from universities and/or High Educational Institutions (HEIs) to economic system. For this reason, the presence of a large number of spinoffs in a specific economic context creates conditions for competitive growth. The spin-off firms are a complex phenomenon that need for particular conditions to its creation, survival and development. For this reason, in the last decade, the scientific debate focused on the identification of factors able to create a favourable environment for spinoff. The importance and the role of spinoff are recognized from scholars, practitioners and police makers. Through a review of a main literature on subject, we want to identify the main factors and actors that impact on creation, survival and development of spinoffs. This study is divided in two-step. In the first step, we want to highlight the main elements and factors, identified in the literature as “success factors” for creation of spin-offs. In the second step, we try to we want to try to theorize the relationship between these variables and the spinoff. In this work, we use a qualitative and descriptive method. From a brief analysis of the literature, we identified the main elements and actors that constitute the environment of the spin-off. This study is based on a qualitative and exploratory descriptive methodology. Through the analysis of the principal reference literature we identified the "success factors" for spin off. The "success factors" for spin off for scholars are the main elements and actors that constitute the system of the spin-off. The originality of this investigation lies in its ability to offer a picture and first analysis about main factors of the spin-off environment. In particular, we offer several consideration about the spin-off system. Highlighting the characteristics of the spin-off system allows us to formulate new policies for the growth of these organizations. The study of relationships of spin-offs and success factors, in specific context, can offer useful information for the development of a research-innovation-enterprise system. This study want to offer a first consideration about an interpretation of “success factors” for spin-offs creation.