Universities and Technology-based Entrepreneurship in the Gothenburg region
Jacobsson, Stefan and Lindholm Dahlstrand, Åsa LU
(2002)
4th Triple Helix Conference
- Abstract
- We trace the relationship between changes in the supply of capabilities from Chalmers University of Technology and the extent and nature of technology-based entrepreneurship in the region of Western Sweden in the period 1975-1993. Changes in the supply of capabilities are approximated by changes in volumes and orientation of graduates at MSc and PhD levels. The knowledge base of 539 new technology-based firms is specified in terms of the different programmes at Chalmers (e.g. mechanical engineering). We argue that the responsiveness to the growing technological opportunities in electronics and computer engineering was weak and that, as a consequence, the volume of technology-based entrepreneurship was probably not only unduly limited but... (More)
- We trace the relationship between changes in the supply of capabilities from Chalmers University of Technology and the extent and nature of technology-based entrepreneurship in the region of Western Sweden in the period 1975-1993. Changes in the supply of capabilities are approximated by changes in volumes and orientation of graduates at MSc and PhD levels. The knowledge base of 539 new technology-based firms is specified in terms of the different programmes at Chalmers (e.g. mechanical engineering). We argue that the responsiveness to the growing technological opportunities in electronics and computer engineering was weak and that, as a consequence, the volume of technology-based entrepreneurship was probably not only unduly limited but also skewed towards mechanical engineering, the ‘traditional’ area of specialisation in the region. (Less)
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