“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...

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...

Entrepreneurial University, a Necessity for Knowledge-Based Economy; Evaluation and Explanation of Entrepreneurial Capacity of University of Mazandaran

Entrepreneurship, is an idea and a process in which an individual or group identifies new opportunities and exploits them successfully. Universities as knowledge producing and knowledge distributing institutions play a greater role in industrial innovation. In fact the emergence of entrepreneurial university is a response to the increasing importance of knowledge in national and regional system...