کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1022155 941325 2011 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The entrepreneurial university: Examining the underlying academic tensions
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی مدیریت، کسب و کار و حسابداری کسب و کار و مدیریت بین المللی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
The entrepreneurial university: Examining the underlying academic tensions
چکیده انگلیسی

With increasing pressure on universities to play a role in the national innovation process, this exploratory case study investigates how the concept of the entrepreneurial university (Etzkowitz et al., 2000) is manifesting itself within the context of a comprehensive European university setting. Semi-structured interviews with key professors spanning the diverse disciplines of the university were conducted to uncover attitudes towards the entrepreneurial third mission and the underlying complexities of developing a unified entrepreneurial character within the institution. The case study identifies the emergence of an increasing schizophrenic divide between disciplines within the university. This attitudinal split has the potential to cause widespread disharmony amongst the academic community and impede progress towards achievement of the third mission. The case findings reveal that a strong top-down push towards the ideal of the entrepreneurial university would actually reduce overall entrepreneurial activity across the university. This case study finds support for Burgelman's (1983) understanding of the entrepreneurial process, and identifies a number of key barriers to realising the entrepreneurial ideal. Ultimately, the case study calls into question the assertion of Etzkowitz et al. (2000) that the concept of the entrepreneurial university is a global phenomenon with an isomorphic development path.

Research highlights
► Emerging attitudinal divide between disciplines regarding Entrepreneurial University ideal.
► Top-down management push towards ideal will reduce university entrepreneurial activity.
► Research challenges assertion that the ideal has an isomorphic development path.
► Need for training programme for academics regarding third academic mission

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Technovation - Volume 31, Issue 4, April 2011, Pages 161–170
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