Exploring the entrepreneurial intentions of academic inventors in an emerging context: The case of Morocco
This study investigates the entrepreneurial intentions of academic inventors in Morocco, an emerging economy where the establishment of university-based ventures remains exceptionally rare, despite a notable increase in patenting activity within Moroccan universities over the past decade. Based o...
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| Formato: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Idioma: | Français |
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2026
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| Acesso em linha: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Resumo: | This study investigates the entrepreneurial intentions of academic inventors in Morocco, an emerging economy where the establishment of university-based ventures remains exceptionally rare, despite a notable increase in patenting activity within Moroccan universities over the past decade. Based on sixteen semi-structured interviews, the research applies thematic content analysis (TCA) to identify the key factors that shape these intentions. The findings highlight that, beyond legal, financial, and structural challenges, inventors’ perceptions and beliefs about the business world, their academic role, and their professional identity deeply influence entrepreneurial intentions. In particular, those identified as “unintentional inventors” demonstrate a strong emotional commitment to their academic mission, hold ambiguous or conflicting relationships with money, and perceive entrepreneurship as fundamentally incompatible with their professional role.
JEL Codes: L26, O31, O31, O34.
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