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Pathways from discovery to commercialisation: using web sources to track small and medium-sized enterprise strategies in emerging nanotechnologies

2012; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 24; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/09537325.2012.724163

1465-3990

Jan Youtie, Diana Hicks, Philip Shapira, Travis Horsley,

Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences

Abstract This paper presents results from a pilot study of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) based on a web-scraping and content analysis of current and archived nanotechnology enterprise websites. We use this approach to explore nanotechnology SMEs transitions from discovery to commercialisation and understand how transitions vary by SME characteristics, technology and market sectors. Our findings suggest that although the idealised linear innovation model is present, important instances of divergence exist. Cluster analysis uncovered sectoral differences but even more distinctions based on the age, funding source, and research intensity. Keywords: small and medium enterprisenanotechnologycommercialisationstrategyinnovationweb sources Acknowledgements This research received supported provided through the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network's (NNIN) Social and Ethical Issues Seed Grant Competition and the Center for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State University, under sponsorship from the National Science Foundation (Award No. 0531194). The findings and observations contained in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Notes Internet Archive, Wayback Machine, http://www.archive.org/web/web.php. QSR International, Nvivo 9, http://www.qsrinternational.com/products_nvivo.aspx.