The aim of this paper is to find out how entrepreneurial prospective scientists are compared to prospective entrepreneurs. This study investigates the relationship between the intention of students to become scientists or entrepreneurs and their attitudes towards self-realization, recognition,...

Academic entrepreneur, university spin-off growth, career attitude, career path, growth intention. - Akademische Gründer, Wachstum universitärer Ausgründungen, Karriereeinstellung, Karrierepfad, Wachstumseinstellung

Based on three theoretical perspectives I investigate how academic entrepreneurs' career paths can influence university spin-off growth in terms of number of employees. The results from the qualitative content analysis and extreme case analysis show that each university status comprises certain...