Towards the Entrepreneurial University

Nexus : Towards an Entrepreneurial University of Technology

The aim of this article is to present a possible teaching-research-innovation synergy framework that may work for one University of Technology (UoT) that is moving towards becoming an entrepreneurial university in order to bring about practical solutions for the socio-economic needs of the surrounding communities. A literature review was undertaken to interrogate the possibility of applying the...

Measuring the Entrepreneurial Traits of Graduate Students: A Step towards a Third Generation University

Background: Today, entrepreneurship development, as an important engine of economic growth, requires a high spirit of entrepreneurship. In universities, students are the mainstay of entrepreneurship. In this way, the present study has measured the entrepreneurial traits of graduate students in Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences in Yazd. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study con...

Dilemma on the Entrepreneurial University Ideal : The Prevailing Academic Tensions

The fact that universities have become complex organisations characterised by multiple missions including teaching, research, and entrepreneurship agenda served as a starting point for this enquiry. This study strives to offer a deeper insight into the views of the academics pertaining to the creation of an entrepreneurial university ideal within the context of a research university. The underl...

Democracy and the ‘Entrepreneurial’ University: Visioning the University in the Age of Globalisation

1 Legitimacy across the university : yet another entrepreneurial challenge

Introduction It is hard enough to build a strong entrepreneurship program within a school of business. For a quarter of a century those who pursued such programs have faced questions about legitimacy. Is the field of entrepreneurship a unique domain of teaching and research ( Shane and Venkataraman, 2000; Busenitz et al., 2003)? Are the rigor, methods and cumulative nature of entrepreneurship r...