Academic entrepreneurship: the permanent evolution?

Wright, Mike

doi:10.1080/17449359.2018.1530845

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“…In addition, capered with individual academic output, organizational scientific reputation will benefit more through the paths in TPB modelling. These results are, on the one hand, in accordance with the prior literature stressed academic scientists with the high AO will have high attitude towards creating start-ups, as this will bring about new research perspectives (Wright, 2018;Feldman and Francis, 2003;Perkmann et al, 2013). On the other hand, the results may provide a new thought that academic scientists in organizations with high scientific reputation could not only motivate through building up social networks, which has been highlighted in the prior literature (Perkmann et al, 2013), but also enhance individual psychological cognitions.…”

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Promoting entrepreneurial intentions for academic scientists: combining the social cognition theory and theory of planned behaviour in broadly-defined academic entrepreneurship

Wang

Cai

Munir

2021

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PurposeDrawing on the social cognition theory, the purpose of this research is to explore how selected individual and organizational determinants, namely individual academic output (AO) and previous commercialization experience, organizational scientific reputation and entrepreneurial support policies (ESPs) influence their broadly-defined academic entrepreneurial intentions, involving spin-off intention (SOI), patenting and licensing intention (PLI), contract research and consulting intention (CCI) through theory of planned behaviour (TPB) modelling.Design/methodology/approachThe current research constructs the framework by combining reciprocal determinism in the social cognition theory with TPB. To testify the hypotheses, partial least squares structural equational modelling (PLS–SEM) technique with 272 observations from Chinese universities was utilized.FindingsThe findings show that academic-related determinants, namely individual AO and organizational reputation (OR), are more likely to influence academic scientists' SOI through TPB modelling, while entrepreneurial-related determinants in terms of individual previous commercialization experience (PCE) and ESPs in higher education organizations are more influential for promoting behavioural intention to all kinds of academic entrepreneurship activities through TPB modelling. The more formal academic entrepreneurship involvement (engaging in creating spin-offs) is better explained through TPB modelling, especially the continuous mediating effects of subjective norms and entrepreneurial attitude and perceived behavioural control are more effective on spin-off activities. In addition, subjective norms are more influential in mediating relationships between individual or organizational antecedents and academic entrepreneurial intentions in the Chinese context.Originality/valueCombining the social cognition theory and TPB, this study first investigated how individual intentions to engage in broadly-defined academic entrepreneurial activities are promoted through TPB modelling. The results, relating to the divergence of different determinants shaping different academic entrepreneurial intentions through various paths in TPB modelling, will provide insight into university managers and policymakers to improve academic entrepreneurship engagement in the Chinese context.

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Promoting entrepreneurial intentions for academic scientists: combining the social cognition theory and theory of planned behaviour in broadly-defined academic entrepreneurship

Wang

Cai

Munir

2021

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“…Kraus et al (2017) comes close to shedding light on this phenomenon, suggesting that the social orientation of entrepreneurs is composed of four main elements: social innovativeness, social risk-taking, social proactiveness and socialness (Gali et al, 2020;Halberstadt et al, 2021;Kraus et al, 2017). However, when it comes to forging the social orientation of AEssince it happens in the university context -, the literature is still limited (do Adro et al, 2021;Halberstadt et al, 2021;Wright, 2018;Wright et al, 2017;Zahra and Wright, 2016).…”

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“…However, when it comes to forging the social orientation of AEs – since it happens in the university context – , the literature is still limited (do Adro et al ., 2021; Halberstadt et al. , 2021; Wright, 2018; Wright et al. , 2017; Zahra and Wright, 2016).…”

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“…However, the literature falls short in explaining the phenomenon of non-commercial AE, particularly when Universities meet social challenges. The need to address such a knowledge gap is well expressed by Wright (2018, p. 4): “ [A]lthough they have been treated as quite separate, the combined contributions of both commercial and non-commercial AE are crucial in understanding how wider economics and social challenges can be met by universities ”.…”

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Shaping the social orientation of academic entrepreneurship: an exploratory study

Roncancio-Marin

Dentchev

Guerrero³

et al. 2022

IJEBR

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PurposeDespite growing scholarly interest in academic entrepreneurship (AE) few studies have examined its non-commercial aspects and how it contributes to meeting grand societal challenges. One explanation for this may be the continuing focus of AE on intellectual property commercialization. This paper aims to address this knowledge gap by uncovering how universities can contribute to promoting non-commercial forms of AE.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses the human capital theoretical lens to make its argument and applies it to data obtained from exploratory qualitative research (55 semi-structured interviews and nine focus groups) in the developing countries of Bolivia, Colombia and Ecuador.FindingsUniversities can promote different forms of non-commercial AE even in the absence of sophisticated resources for innovation, through the stimulation of the specific human capital of the university community resulting from activities where they help others.Originality/valueThis paper proposes a general framework for advancing theory development in AE and its non-commercial forms, based on data obtained in uncharted territories for AE.

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“…Comparative histories can be used for research focused on the study of entrepreneurial processes (McMullen & Dimov, 2013). For instance, work that examines the relationship between academic entrepreneurship and commercial entrepreneurship over time could effectively be examined using a comparative-historical approach (e.g., Wright, 2018). Moreover, as Godley and Hamilton show, such an approach can be especially effective in studying how entrepreneurs grapple with uncertainty (McMullen & Shepherd, 2006).…”

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Context, time, and change: Historical approaches to entrepreneurship research

Wadhwani

Kirsch

Welter

et al. 2020

Strategic Entrepreneurship

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Research Summary We articulate the value of historical methods and reasoning in strategic entrepreneurship research and theory. We begin by introducing the papers in the special issue, contextualizing each within one of five broader methodological approaches, and elaborating on the applicability of each to other topics in entrepreneurship research. Next, we use the papers to induce a framework for integrating history into entrepreneurship theory. The framework demonstrates how historical assumptions play a formative role in operationalizing time and context in entrepreneurship research. We then show how variations in these treatments of time and context shape theoretical claims about entrepreneurial opportunities, actions, and processes of change. We conclude by discussing why this may be a particularly opportune time for strategic entrepreneurship research to develop a deeper historical sensibility. Managerial Summary History can serve as an especially important guide to understanding entrepreneurship during moments of change. We draw on articles from the special issue on “Historical Approaches to Entrepreneurship Research” to illustrate different forms of historical reasoning and research about entrepreneurship. Moreover, we use the articles to develop a framework for understanding how historical context and time shape entrepreneurial opportunities, actions, and processes of change. We emphasize, in particular, the value of history in understanding variations in entrepreneurial practices.

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Academic entrepreneurship: the permanent evolution?

Cited by 13 publications

References 25 publications

Promoting entrepreneurial intentions for academic scientists: combining the social cognition theory and theory of planned behaviour in broadly-defined academic entrepreneurship

Promoting entrepreneurial intentions for academic scientists: combining the social cognition theory and theory of planned behaviour in broadly-defined academic entrepreneurship

Shaping the social orientation of academic entrepreneurship: an exploratory study

Context, time, and change: Historical approaches to entrepreneurship research

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