The Impact of Founders’ Academic Experiences on Linking with Local Alma Maters for Chinese Start-Ups

International Journal of Technology Management. Vol. 62, No. 2/3/4, 2013.

16 Pages Posted: 2 Aug 2013

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Wei Wei

Beijing Jiaotong University

Donghong Li

Tsinghua University

Jay Inghwee Chok

Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences

Delin Yang

Tsinghua University

Huiyong Shang

Henan University

Date Written: July 1, 2013

Abstract

Are firms founded by alumni and former graduate students more likely to form technology transfer relationships with their alma mater than other firms? Given the importance of engagement with academic institutes, the vast amount of research on entrepreneurship and technology transfer has not yet answered this question. Drawing on previous studies on founder’s academic background and university-industry linkage, we attempt to answer the question in a Chinese metropolitan context. We found that firms whose founding teams have higher proportion of alumni and lower proportion of highly-educated individuals are more likely to form formal ties with the focal local alma mater. The findings have implications on academic entrepreneurs and university officers.

Keywords: university-industry collaboration, technology transfer, entrepreneurship, founding team

JEL Classification: M13, O32

Suggested Citation

Wei, Wei and Li, Donghong and Chok, Jay Inghwee and Yang, Delin and Shang, Huiyong, The Impact of Founders’ Academic Experiences on Linking with Local Alma Maters for Chinese Start-Ups (July 1, 2013). International Journal of Technology Management. Vol. 62, No. 2/3/4, 2013., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2305004

Wei Wei (Contact Author)

Beijing Jiaotong University ( email )

No.3 of Shangyuan Residence Haidian District
Beijing, Beijing 100044
China

HOME PAGE: http://williamweiwei.w43.mc-test.com/

Donghong Li

Tsinghua University ( email )

Beijing, 100084
China

Jay Inghwee Chok

Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences ( email )

Claremont, CA 91711
United States

HOME PAGE: http://www.kgi.edu/faculty-and-research/jay-i-chok

Delin Yang

Tsinghua University ( email )

Beijing, 100084
China

Huiyong Shang

Henan University ( email )

85 Minglun St. Shunhe
Kaifeng, Henan 475001
China

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