Research Article

Forecasting the Acquisition of University Spin-Outs: An RBF Neural Network Approach

Table 1

Contribution results of different factors.

FactorChange of average valuePositive or negativeStrong, medium, or weak

Founders+0.0448PositiveWeak
Universityāˆ’0.0612NegativeMedium
Banks+0.1228PositiveStrong
Business angels+0.0406PositiveWeak
Venture capitals+0.0813PositiveMedium
Other+0.1193PositiveStrong