Antti-Jussi Tahvanainen

Abstract: This study explores the very first mile in entrepreneurial networking by examining what entrepreneurs really do to connect to critical stakeholders and, thereby, to integrate into foreign business ecosystems. Reverting to explorative, inductive methodology, the study contributes to the existing body of knowledge by approaching networking from a rare angle; networking as practice. The

In this paper our aim is to assess the evolution of the Finnish biotechnology sector during the 2000’s. Particular focus is given to the growth expectations and realized outcomes of Finnish biotechnology companies, to the evolution of public investments, and to potential determinants of company performance in the sector. The empirical results suggest that there

Väitöskirjassa tunnistetaan ja tarkastellaan mm. liikkeenjohtoon ja toiminnan organisointiin liittyviä haasteita, joita suomalaiset pienet ja keskisuuret bioteknologiayritykset ovat kohdanneet alan kehittyessä teollisuudeksi. Väitöskirja todentaa, että yliopistolähtöiset bioteknologiayritykset ovat muun tyyppisiä bioteknologiayrityksiä heikompia hankkimaan rahoitusta, rekrytoimaan osaavaa työvoimaa ja suunnittelemaan kestäviä liiketoimintamalleja. Publication year: 2011 Pages: 229 Price: 30€ Language: English ETLA A 47

For developed countries, continuous innovation has been a prerequisite for economic growth for some time. Because radical innovations often require considerable slack and freedom in researching the relevant underlying phenomena, universities are considered the primary loci for generating knowledge leading to radical leaps in the development of platforms on which future technologies build. Thus, to

This inductive case study of 7 US university technology transfer offices (TTOs) examines the value added that TTOs contribute to university-industry technology transfer (UITT ). We therefore (i) characterize a set of central organizational TTO practices, (ii) describe how TTOs systemically manage intangible resources to generate these practices, and (iii) describe the conceptual mechanisms through

This study examines the researcher’s perspective on the impact of recent major changes in the Finnish research environment. Three virtually simultaneous changes are of special importance. The first is the on-going renewal of the Universities Act governing the Finnish higher education system in its entirety. The second change is the foundation of the so-called Strategic