| Towards the Entrepreneurial University? |
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| Reference Type : |
NCGE Working Paper Series |
| Authors : |
Gibb, A; Hannon, P |
| Year : |
2006 |
| Series Editor : |
Luke Pittaway |
| Series Title : |
NCGE Working Papers |
| City: |
Birmingham |
| Date: |
2006-09-06 |
| Publisher : |
NCGE |
| Keywords : |
Entrepreneurial University, Entrepreneurship Education, Competitiveness, Concept of a University, Higher Education, Entrepreneurship Outcomes |
| Abstract : |
The paper explores the concept of an entrepreneurial university. It has its rationale in the growing focus of public policy, not on in the UK but also in Europe, North America and globally on enhancing the role that the Higher Education sector might play in social and economic development. It pursues the objective in a number of stages. First it explores very briefly the evidence as to the case for linking Higher Education with entrepreneurship and growth in competitiveness. It notes that most of the data in this respect is soft but that there is a case. Second, it reviews the nature of the pressures upon the sector linked with globalisation resulting in greater uncertainty and complexity for individuals and organisations in social and economic life. Third it briefly traces the history of policies from the 1980s onwards aimed at influencing the relationship between universities and the market and the changing imperatives. It notes that there has been a lack of consistency and commitment over time,which has limited impact. Fourth, it considers international, in particular US experience, as it relates to the notion of extending entrepreneurship education across the university and discusses some of the conceptual issues in this respect. Fifth it attempts to sum up the key components of what might be said to constitute an entrepreneurial university. Finally it considers the role of foundations in the US in providing a sustained input into the process of change, something that has been arguably missing in the UK. |
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| Category : |
Mapping Enterprising Universities and Regions |
| Subcategory : |
Characteristics of enterprising institutions |
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