Technology entrepreneurship research opportunities: insights from across Europe

Abstract

Over the last two decades, the phenomenon of technology entrepreneurship has attracted the interest of researchers and policy makers due to its significant impact upon economic progress. Several authors define technology entrepreneurship as the interface of two well-established, but related fields-entrepreneurship and technological innovation. In this vein, technological opportunities can be recognized and exploited by individuals through new venture creation yet equally can be pursued by individuals or groups within existing public or private organizations. This special section provides a more fine grained understanding of technology entrepreneurship by considering interactions across these individual and organizational levels. We present three studies, empirically grounded within the specific and distinct policy contexts of Spain, Italy and the UK, that reveal new insights on the determinants of technology entrepreneurship. In this introductory paper, we consider the themes and contributions of these papers and provide an agenda for further research outlining a greater use of multi-level approaches to further our understanding of technology entrepreneurship.

Digital Technology Entrepreneurship: A Definition and Research Agenda

“…Although most of technology entrepreneurship research started by studying new entrants in high-tech industries (Gans & Stern, 2003), much attention has been given to the technology commercialization efforts of new firms such as academic spin-offs (Fryges & Wright, 2014;Mosey et al, 2017;Wright et al, 2007). As a result, the phenomenon under study was usually characterized as a technology-push situation (Brem & Voigt, 2009), where the entrepreneur had the mission to find an application and create a market for a new and complex technology (Giones et al, 2013).…”

“…We argue that at least technology entrepreneurship deserves a revision. Indeed, Mosey, Guerrero, and Greenman (2017) have stated that, after two decades of interest and research contributions in the field, we all can now take stock of what has been achieved, what needs to be revisited, and what is still missing. We have reached a consolidation stage in technology entrepreneurship research.…”

Digital Entrepreneurship in Business Enterprises: A Systematic Review

“…It is essential to review achievements and studies to date, regarding what has been done, what needs to be revisited and what is still missing in the field, in order to better appreciate and promote the development of digital entrepreneurship on the academic and research front [33]. A review of studies on the concept of digital entrepreneurship is necessary to evaluate the current understanding of, and complementary perspectives on, how the digital technology revolution has permeated entrepreneurship and innovation [22].…”

A Produção Científica Sobre Empreendedorismo Tecnológico: Um Estudo Bibliométrico

“…O avanço das tecnologias de informação e comunicação tem estimulado o empreendedorismo tecnológico como capacidade de resposta aos desafios contemporâneos, sendo percebido como um campo de interesse crescente para a atuação mercadológica (Guimaraes & Azambuja, 2010;Spiegel & Marxt, 2011;Colovic & Lamotte, 2015). Desta forma, nas últimas décadas, a motivação em torno do fenômeno é perceptível tanto em investigadores acadêmicos como em dirigentes políticos, por meio do impacto significativo das atividades no progresso econômico (Mosey, Guerrero & Greenman, 2017 Na discussão do crescimento das pesquisas voltadas para o empreendedorismo tecnológico, este estudo busca delinear uma descrição das produções científicas sobre empreendedorismo tecnológico, nos últimos 10 anos, em periódicos da base de dados da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES). Metodologicamente, o estudo baseia-se em uma revisão bibliométrica de 30 artigos científicos categorizados no período de 2006 a 2016, onde há aplicação de técnicas estatísticas para a descrever aspectos literários e avaliar a produção científica de um campo (Araújo, 2006).…”

“…, o conceito de TE surge de uma visão multidimensional que envolve diversos atores e níveis de análise, consistindo na criação de empreendimentos que podeminstituir prosperidade para indivíduos, organizações e regiões(Mosey, Guerrero & Greenman, 2017;Ratinho, Harms & Walsh, 2015;Bailetti, 2012). Entretanto, para Petti e Zhang (2011) o empreendedorismo tecnológico pode ser facilmente identificado pela transformação de tecnologias promissoras em oportunidades de valor comercial.…”