2nd European Conference on Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Proceedings of ECEI 2007
The 2^nd European Conference on Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Utrecht School of Economics, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
on 8-9 November 2007

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Paper Title	Author(s)	Page
Preface		iv
Biographies of Conference Chairs, Programme Chair, Keynote Speaker and Mini-track Chairs		vi
Biographies of contributing authors		viii
Moving From Management to Entrepreneurship: A Case Study About Training Science Students for the Business World	Arie Buijs and Judith Beugels Utrecht School of Economics, Utrecht University, The Netherlands	1
Creating University Spin-offs: A Science-Based Design Perspective	Elco van Burg, Georges Romme, Victor Gilsing and Isabelle Reymen Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands	9
Cognition and Innovation: Entrepreneurship and the Autopoietic Approach: The Cases of Aer Lingus and FIAT	Chiara Demartini Faculty of Economics, University of Pavia, Italy	19
Cross-Country and Cross-Industry Patterns in the Determinants of Innovation Output: Evidence for 12 EU Countries Based on CIS 3 Micro Data	Martin Falk Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), Vienna, Austria	29
Opportunities and Challenges Facing Entrepreneurs in an Environment of Mass Customization and Open Innovation	Khaled Hamid Virginia Commonwealth University, VA, USA	41
An Innovative Approach to Incorporating Student-Centred Learning in Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education	Saskia Harkema^1,2 ¹The Hague University of Professional Education, The Netherlands ²University Utrecht, The Netherlands	47
The Institutional Organisation of Knowledge Transfer and its Implications	Sjors van der Heide, Peter van der Sijde and Cees Terlouw University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands	57
The Roles of Scientists in Starting-up Research-Based Spin-off Companies	Harmen Jousma¹ and Victor Scholten² ¹Leiden University, The Netherlands ²Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands	67
On a Distance-Learning Approach to ‘Train the Trainers’ in Entrepreneurial Education in Greece. Theoretical Considerations Supported by Students’ Response as Observed from the Career Office of the University of Athens.	Alexandros Kakouris Career Office, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece	75
Too Much R&D? – Vertical Differentiation in a Model of Monopolistic Competition	Jan Kranich Leuphana University of Lueneburg, Germany	81
Teaching Entrepreneurs Continuous Adaptation	Codrin Kruijne Utrecht University, The Netherlands	91
An Analysis of Differences in new Firm Formation and Employment Growth Between the IT and non-IT Sectors in Bangalore	Kothandaraman Kumar Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, India	99
Strategy and Innovation: Making the Right Strategic Decision and Developing the Right Innovative Capabilities	Lawrence Loughnane CETYS Universidad Mexicali, Mexico	109
Prior Tacit Knowledge and First-Year Sales: A Study of Technology Entrepreneurship	Matthew Marvel and Leo Simpson Western Kentucky University, Kentucky,TX, USA	115
On the use of e-Learning in Divergent Education and Innovation	Ali Moeini, Elnaz Ketabchi and Mohamadreza Mortazavi Informatics Centre, University of Tehran, Iran	125
The Compilation of Math Pattern for Quality of Staff’s Working Life Based on Higher Education Managers’ Entrepreneurship in Islamic Azad University	Fattah Nazem Islamic Azad University, Roudehen Branch, Iran	131
Contextual Innovation	Roland Ortt and Patrick Van der Duin Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands	141
Entrepreneurship and Innovation within Creative Industries: Case Study on the Finnish Games Industry	Mirva Peltoniemi Tampere University of Technology, Finland	149
Dynamic Capabilities and Change: A Study on Factors Affecting Change and Innovation Efforts of Greek SMEs	Apostolos Rafailidis¹ and Giannis Tselekidis² ¹Technological Education Institute of Patras, Greece ²Greek Ombudsman, Athens, Greece	157
Coaching Academic Entrepreneurship: How to Overcome the Knowing-Doing-Gap?	Cord Siemon¹ and Nils Otter² ¹University of Marburg, Germany ²German Research Institute for Public Administration, Speyer, Germany	167
Cooperation in Innovation Practices Among Portuguese Firms: Do Universities Interface Innovative Advances?	Maria José Silva and João Leitão University of Beira Interior,Portugal	177
Do Planning and Preparation Predict Success in SME-Transfers?	Lex van Teeffelen Utrecht Business School, Hogeschool van Utrecht, The Netherlands	185
Intellectual Capital Practices in Small Technology-Intensive Enterprises: A Regional Comparative Study	George Tovstiga and Ekaterina Tulugurova Henley Management College, Henley-on-Thames, UK	193
Family Orientation, Strategic Orientation and Innovation Performance in SMEs: A Test of Lagged Effects	Lorraine Uhlaner¹, Sita Tan² and Joris Meijaard²¹Nyenrode Business Universiteit, Breukelen, The Netherlands ²EIM BV, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands	201
Technological Innovation in the UK Police Forces: A Smooth Process?	Georgios Vardaxoglou^1,David Allen¹, Tom Wilson² and Karl Prince¹ ¹The University of Leeds, UK ²The University of Sheffield, UK	211
A Theory of Entrepreneurial Rents in Endogenous Growth	Zoltan Acs¹ and Mark Sanders² ¹George Mason University, USA ²USE/TKI and MPI, The Netherlands	Abstract only
Post Merger Innovative Patterns in Small and Medium Firms	Elena Cefis and Mihaela Ghita Bergamo University, Italy and Utrecht University, The Netherlands	Abstract only
Innovation Over the Industry Life Cycle: From Quality to Efficiency	Claire Economidou, Jaap Bos and Mark Sanders Utrecht School of Economics, The Netherlands	Abstract only
Valuation of a Pharma R&D Licensing Opportunity Using Compound Option Pricing	Peter-Jan Engelen, Danny Cassimon, Marianne De Backer and Martine Van Wouwe Utrecht University, The Netherlands	Abstract only
Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation: Muslim Women Entrepreneurs in Uzbekistan	Angeline Low and Jock Collins University of Technology Sydney, Australia,	Abstract only
Is There a Link Between Advisory Boards in and the Performance and Tradability of Medium Sized Family Firms?	Ilse Matser and Lex van Teeffelen Utrecht School of Economics and the Utrecht Business School, The Netherlands	Abstract only