Download or read book Success of University Spin-Offs written by Manoj Gupte and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-11-03 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on a database of 107 university spin-offs whose founders participated in structured face-to-face interviews, Manoj A. Gupte analyzes how the management of university spin-offs can overcome the dilemma of resource poverty. He shows that the success of spin-offs can be actively influenced through network activities by accessing critical resources external to the company.