An Economic System of Technology-related Acquisitions and Spin-offs
(1996) In ESRC Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge- Abstract
- This paper argues that an economic system of large and small technology-based firms which interact through technology-related acquisitions and spin-offs can be highly conducive to overall innovativeness and growth. Based on Williamson's (1975) suggestion of a 'systems solution by classical specialisation', and the empirical research on Swedish technology-based firms reported by Lindholm (1994), an 'extended systems approach' is proposed and presented in this paper. This extended system includes the process by which firms spin off small technology-based firms (STBFs) for possible acquisition so that a market for technology-based firms is created as a supplement to other forms of technology markets.
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- Lindholm Dahlstrand, Åsa LU
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- publishing date
- 1996
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- Working paper/Preprint
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- published
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- ESRC Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge
- issue
- 33
- pages
- 33 pages
- publisher
- ESRC Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge
- language
- English
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- yes
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- f2345d8f-8f8c-49c5-b3ae-bf59cac83067
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