| E. Z. Akritidi, Ph. Mylonas, A. Kanavos |
| Digital Innovation Capabilities in Academic Spin-Offs: Evidence from the Greek Innovation Ecosystem |
| 6th International Conference on Novel & Intelligent Digital Systems (NIDS 2026), September 23-25, 2026, Athens, Greece |
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ABSTRACT
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| Academic spin-offs are increasingly expected to transform university-generated knowledge into market-oriented innovation under conditions of uncertainty and resource constraint. While prior research has examined digital transformation in academic entrepreneurship, less attention has been given to the capability-building mechanisms through which digital technologies support spin-off development. Addressing this gap, this paper develops a semi-theoretical framework for understanding how digital technologies enable the formation of digital innovation capabilities in academic spin-offs within a peripheral innovation ecosystem. Drawing on literature from academic entrepreneurship, digital innovation, and entrepreneurial ecosystems, the study conceptualizes digital innovation capabilities as a set of enabling mechanisms—including rapid experimentation, digital prototyping, data-driven decision-making, analytics-supported validation, and remote collaboration—that mediate the relationship between digital technologies and spin-off development outcomes. The framework is supported by illustrative empirical evidence from verified university-linked cases in the Greek innovation ecosystem. The paper argues that digital technologies function not merely as operational tools, but as capability-enabling infrastructures that shape how academic spin-offs experiment, validate, refine, and commercialize research-based innovation.
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| 23 September, 2026 |
| E. Z. Akritidi, Ph. Mylonas, A. Kanavos, " Digital Innovation Capabilities in Academic Spin-Offs: Evidence from the Greek Innovation Ecosystem", 6th International Conference on Novel & Intelligent Digital Systems (NIDS 2026), September 23-25, 2026, Athens, Greece |
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