TY - JOUR T1 - Gender-Specific Constraints on Academic Entrepreneurship and Engagement in Knowledge and Technology Transfer JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2018 A1 - Anna Sinell A1 - Roda Müller-Wieland A1 - Antonia Muschner KW - academic entrepreneurship KW - academic spin-offs KW - gender KW - qualitative study KW - research-based companies AB - This article analyzes gender-specific constraints impacting scientists’ engagement in knowledge and technology transfer and entrepreneurial activities at public research institutions in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). To this end, we followed an exploratory case study approach and conducted qualitative, semi-structured interviews with 40 academic entrepreneurs. The analysis revealed constraints impacting scientists’ active engagement in transfer and entrepreneurship on two levels. On the meta-level, we identified constraints related to: i) nationwide transfer culture and ii) funding guidelines and structures. On the operational level, we identified constraints related to: i) organizational strategies and practices; ii) organizational culture; and iii) individual attributes and attitudes. By analyzing gender differences among these constraints, the study contributes to an understanding of varying needs for gender-specific founding support programs. The study also derives several implications for managing transfer at research organizations. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 8 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/1136 IS - 2 U1 - Fraunhofer IAO Anna Sinell is a Senior Scientist at the Center for Responsible Research and Innovation at Fraunhofer IAO in Berlin, Germany. Her research focus lies on knowledge and technology transfer, especially with regards to the analysis of academic entrepreneurship. She recently completed her PhD dissertation on the topic of “Strategies for Fostering Academic Entrepreneurship” at Technische Universität Berlin. Through her interdisciplinary studies of psychology and engineering, she gained multiple competencies in fields of empirical testing methods and techniques. U2 - Fraunhofer IAO Roda Müller-Wieland is a Research Assistant at the Center for Responsible Research and Innovation at Fraunhofer IAO in Berlin, Germany. Her research focuses on the analysis of organizational culture, change and innovation processes, as well as on academic entrepreneurship in the context of knowledge and technology transfer. In her research, gender equality is taken into account as a cross-cutting theme. She holds an MSc in Psychology from Stellenbosch University in South Africa and the University of Hamburg, Germany, through which she gained multiple competencies in qualitative research methods and techniques. U3 - Fraunhofer IAO Antonia Muschner is a Research Assistant at the Center for Responsible Research and Innovation at Fraunhofer IAO in Berlin, Germany. Her research focuses on various aspects of knowledge and technology transfer such as academic entrepreneurship, university–industry cooperation, and new formats of collaboration in innovation ecosystems. Furthermore, she was involved in projects looking at gender equality in German academia. She holds an MA in Sociology of Technology and has studied both sociology and cultural studies with a focus on qualitative research methods, sustainable innovation, and entrepreneurship in Berlin, Frankfurt/Oder, and Warsaw. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Promoting Entrepreneurial Commitment: The Benefits of Interdisciplinarity JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2017 A1 - Franziska Brodack A1 - Anna Sinell KW - academic spin-offs KW - entrepreneurial commitment KW - interdisciplinarity KW - team composition KW - teamwork KW - technology transfer AB - This article is the first to examine the relationship between interdisciplinarity and entrepreneurial commitment in academic spin-offs. Building on literature on interdisciplinarity, academic entrepreneurship, and entrepreneurial intention, we analyzed the development of nine interdisciplinary spin-off teams comprising expertise from science, industry, and design. Our findings suggest that interdisciplinary teams engage with their ideas, maintain productive interaction, and successfully implement these ideas. Subjects in this study thoroughly developed their project proposals and implementation strategies by examining them from multiple angles. They believed not only in the value of these projects, but in their own ability to see them through. They found one another’s contributions highly inspirational and experienced a strong sense of responsibility and motivation. Communication within the teams was well managed, and tasks were clearly defined and distributed. Based on our findings, we put forward a number of propositions about the positive effects of interdisciplinarity on entrepreneurial commitment and conclude with implications for future research and practice. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 7 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/1123 IS - 12 U1 - Fraunhofer Center for Responsible Research and Innovation Franziska Brodack is Research Fellow at the Fraunhofer Center for Responsible Research and Innovation in Berlin, Germany. Her current projects focus on academic spin-off creation and the utilization of inter- and transdisciplinary teams for technology and knowledge transfer. Franziska holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Brandenburg University of Technology in Germany. U2 - Fraunhofer Center for Responsible Research and Innovation Anna Sinell is a PhD Candidate at the Technical University of Berlin, Germany, and a Research Fellow at the Fraunhofer Center for Responsible Research and Innovation. Her research focus is the transfer of knowledge and technology between different actors in innovation ecosystems. She is currently finishing her PhD thesis on strategies to foster academic entrepreneurship at research institutions. ER -