University-company-government linkage to create technology-based university spin offs: The case of a public university from Guanajuato

Purpose: To describe the way in which the university-business-government linkage promotes the creation of technology-based university spin offs in a public university in the state of Guanajuato. Design / Methodology: The research corresponds to a case study with a qualitative approach and an ethnographic design, using in-depth interviews as a data collection technique. Results: The emergence of the university spin offs under study is driven by individual and joint actions of the university-business-government linkage. Practical implications: To provide evidence regarding the practices that the university, companies, and the government carry out, individually and jointly, to promote the creation of technology-based university spin offs, as a reference to be replicated in similar contexts. Originality / Value: The research explores in depth the topic of university spin offs, starting with the study of their formation, which can be applicable in the Latin American context.