This multi-volume set focuses on a topic of growing interest to academics, policymakers, university administrators, state and regional economic development officials, and students: entrepreneurship. In recent years, we have witnessed a proliferation of entrepreneurship courses, programs, and initiatives at universities. Universities have also become entrepreneurial hubs, as they commercialize research via patents, licenses, and startup companies. It is also important to note that entrepreneurship cuts across numerous fields in business administration, such as management, strategy, operations management, finance, marketing, and accounting, as well as across numerous social science disciplines, including economics, sociology, political science, and psychology.
Volume 1 is a comprehensive analysis of entrepreneurial universities, highlighting efforts undertaken by numerous universities to partner with industry and develop an entrepreneurial culture on campus and in the surrounding region. Volume 2 is focused on entrepreneurial finance, containing chapters on salient topics such as venture capital, angel investors, initial public offerings (IPOs), and crowdfunding. Volume 3 presents evidence on entrepreneurial opportunities relating to sustainability and other forms of corporate social responsibility, social entrepreneurship, and ethical issues that arise in the context of entrepreneurial activity. Volume 4 provides global evidence on university technology transfer and academic entrepreneurship. This set is required reading for those who want a full understanding of the managerial, financial, and public policy implications of entrepreneurship.
Contents:
- Entrepreneurial Universities: An Overview:
- Entrepreneurial Universities: Overview, Reflections, and Future Research Agendas (James A Cunningham, Maribel Guerrero and David Urbano)
- The Entrepreneurial University: Academic Attitudes of Adoption within a Full Service University Setting (Lawrence Dooley and Kevin Philpott)
- Nurturing, Developing, and Growing Entrepreneurial Universities:
- Structures and Processes to Underpin Enhanced Engagement between Higher Education and Enterprise (Irene Sheridan and Margaret Linehan)
- Evolving Nature and Structures of Entrepreneurial Universities (Denis Harrington and Aidan Walsh)
- Developing Entrepreneurial Universities in a Post-communist Country: The Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Nina Brankovic)
- Principal Investigators in Entrepreneurial Universities: A Research Framework (Marco Romano, Carmela Elita Schillaci and Melita Nicotra)
- University/Industry Collaboration and the Development of Firm-Specific Innovative Capabilities (Will Geoghegan)
- Increasing Knowledge Through Cooperation: How Can Entrepreneurial Universities Establish an Effective Culture of Cooperation? (Ivonne Pötschke, Romina Müller and David Horstmann)
- Knowledge Transfer and Learning in Entrepreneurial Universities:
- Authentic Entrepreneurial Learning among Students and Entrepreneurs in Entrepreneurial Universities: Insights from the Journeyman Travel Model (Seija Jäminki)
- Connecting Businesses, Emerging Creative Talents, and Learning Environments in an Entrepreneurial University Setting: The Case Study of the Creative Steps (Anitra Arkko-Saukkonen)
Readership: Entrepreneurship students, academics, policymakers, university administrators, private companies, state and regional economic development officials, and individuals interested in entrepreneurship.