University entrepreneurial performance: A Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis

As key players in innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems, Higher Education Institutions (HEI) assume a position as catalysts creating disseminating knowledge with repercussions the societal, economic, political environments. In this scenario, HEI are facing need to balance performance of their traditional missions—teaching research—with pursuit performance. This brings awareness pay particular attention (HEIEP) how measure it. Based on HEInnovate, self-assessment tool resulting from joint effort European Community OECD, study aims explore benefits university metrics, analysing HEIEP discriminant function HEInnovate dimensions complemented qualitative approach using Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA). The analysis provides valuable details, presenting recipes based or combinations achieve mission legitimation. research use scale, where it is possible highlight importance digital transformation capability dimension (EP)