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    Qui茅n soy, qu茅 conozco y a qui茅n conozco: el uso de la l贸gica de efectuaci贸n por los emprendedores acad茅micos

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    ABSTRACT The logic of effectuation argues that entrepreneurs create their businesses through a process of repeated action that is creative and unplanned, utterly contrary to causal logic or to the rational process put forward in the literature on entrepreneurship. In this study we focus on the use of effectual logic by academic entrepreneurs, i.e, university teachers or researchers who have founded a (research-knowledge based) university spin-off. Our research aims to analyze whether academic entrepreneurs engage in effectual behaviors in the process of creation and development of spinoffs. We analyze 16 cases of academic entrepreneurs from Spanish universities to obtain evidence of their effectual behavior. This study contributes to achieve a greater comprehension about how academic entrepreneurs transform their knowledge, experience, and the resources available in entrepreneurial opportunities. It also helps us better understand how different factors in the university context influence the practice of effectuation.La l贸gica de la efectuaci贸n argumenta que los emprendedores crean sus empresas siguiendo un proceso de acci贸n reiterada, creativo y no planificado, totalmente contrario a la l贸gica de causalidad o al proceso racional propuesto en la literatura sobre el emprendimiento.  En este estudio nos centramos en el uso de la l贸gica de efectuaci贸n por los emprendedores acad茅micos, es decir, profesores universitarios o investigadores que han fundado una spin-off basada en resultados de investigaci贸n. El objetivo de nuestro trabajo es analizar en qu茅 medida los emprendedores acad茅micos desarrollan una acci贸n emprendedora basada en la l贸gica de efectuaci贸n o causalidad y c贸mo los factores propios del contexto universitario influyen en el uso de las mencionadas l贸gicas. Analizamos un total de 16 casos de emprendedores acad茅micos de las universidades espa帽olas para obtener evidencia de su comportamiento emprendedor. Este estudio contribuye a lograr una mayor comprensi贸n sobre c贸mo los emprendedores acad茅micos usan sus conocimientos, experiencia empresarial y recursos disponibles en la configuraci贸n de oportunidades emprendedoras. Tambi茅n aporta una mejor comprensi贸n sobre c贸mo los diferentes factores en el contexto universitario influyen en la pr谩ctica de la efectuaci贸n. ABSTRACT The logic of effectuation argues that entrepreneurs create their businesses through a process of repeated action that is creative and unplanned, utterly contrary to causal logic or to the rational process put forward in the literature on entrepreneurship. In this study we focus on the use of effectual logic by academic entrepreneurs, i.e, university teachers or researchers who have founded a (research-knowledge based) university spin-off. Our research aims to analyze whether academic entrepreneurs engage in effectual behaviors in the process of creation and development of spinoffs. We analyze 16 cases of academic entrepreneurs from Spanish universities to obtain evidence of their effectual behavior. This study contributes to achieve a greater comprehension about how academic entrepreneurs transform their knowledge, experience, and the resources available in entrepreneurial opportunities. It also helps us better understand how different factors in the university context influence the practice of effectuation
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