Entrepreneurship case of professors
- Holgado, María Amalia Trillo
- Valle, Cecilia Téllez
- Luna, Javier Martínez
ISSN: 2525-3654, 2525-3654
Year of publication: 2024
Issue Title: Continuous publication; e04680
Volume: 9
Issue: 5
Type: Article
More publications in: International Journal of Professional Business Review: Int. J. Prof.Bus. Rev.
Abstract
Objective: The paper aims to analyse the stages and problems involved in the creation of a technology-based university spin-off by providing a real case study. Theoretical Framework: The main concepts supporting the research are discussed, as well as the theoretical framework of reference. It addresses the stages of the process of setting up a university technology-based company, as well as the specific problems that it involves. All issues are presented in a real context. Method: The methodology adopted for this research is based on a case study for teaching application. To this end, information is gathered through observation, direct interviews with the company under study, public documentation, and theoretical review through scientific databases of impact. Results and Discussion: The results were reflected in the development of a university teaching activity with guidelines for the teachers coordinating its implementation, in terms of objectives and reference bibliographic material to be used. It was contextualised in the light of the theoretical framework, highlighting the implications, basically at the level of reinforcement and acquisition of competences. Research Implications: The paper has essentially practical implications, providing information that reinforces the existing scientific literature on how the decision-making process that leads to the setting up of a technology-based university spin-off takes place and the problems associated with it. This allows a vision that enables a more effective and efficient execution of the entrepreneurial decision. Originality/Value: This is a real case of application in the university classroom, which allows students to assimilate the issues related to the process of entrepreneurship and, specifically, to the setting up of a technology-based university spin-off, dealing with its specific problems. Students' skills are strengthened with a view to their incorporation into the world of professional life.
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