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    It should be noted that it is unclear, whether participating in collaborative network causes the success of individual organization really. Probably, projects with higher probability of success are accepted by research partner for collaborative work.

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    Again, it should be stated that correlation does not indicate causality.

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  1. Department of Sociology and Anthropology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mt. Scopus, Jerusalem, 91905, Israel

    Amalya L. Oliver

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    Thomas Brenner

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Oliver, A.L. (2008). University-Based Biotechnology Spin-Offs. In: Patzelt, H., Brenner, T. (eds) Handbook of Bioentrepreneurship. International Handbook Series on Entrepreneurship, vol 4. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-48345-0_10

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