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Digital academic entrepreneurship: theory and practices Digital academic entrepreneurship represents a particular research context because of the increasing and disruptive roles of digital technologies on use within the academic context (Secundo et al., 2020a). Present day universities are expected not only to provide knowledgeintensive outputs but also to contribute to economic growth and regional development through knowledge-based start-ups and spin-offs (Audretsch, 2014). If the creation of startups and spin-offs has been considered among the initial forms of academic entrepreneurship outcomes, a wider conceptualization of the phenomenon should be based on the evolving missions of university (Martin, 2012;Rothaermel et al., 2007;Siegel and Wright, 2015).Recently, the university's missions of education and research evolved toward the so called third mission, that according to Laredo (2007) entails a variety of activities, including not only (applied) research, development and innovation but also social engagement with the surrounding society. Third mission activities comprise three dimensions performed by universities in relation to the external environment: technology transfer and innovation, continuing education and social engagement (E3M, 2010). More broadly, the third mission includes teaching, research as well as entrepreneurship, commercially oriented activities and deals with the entrepreneurial aspect of universities for socioeconomic development (Etzkowitz, 2016; Jonglboed et al., 2008; Laredo, 2007). This has meant that universities now are more entrepreneurial in offerings, commercialization of their research and culture (Miller et al., 2018).The implications of the digital revolution (Yoo et al., 2010) for academic entrepreneurship are likely to be addressed concerning a variety of issues. Still, how digital technologies are affecting the way individuals face innovation processes and, eventually, new academic firms' creation, is yet to be addressed. Over the past decade, several studies have shown that the individual academic entrepreneur, their entrepreneurial motivations and growth ambitions (

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“…Dinamika dan nonlinearitas kewirausahaan digital telah ditekankan, sehingga menggarisbawahi perlunya eksplorasi lebih mendalam terhadap fenomena ini (Dong, 2019). Penelitian telah menunjukkan bidang-bidang utama dalam kewirausahaan akademis digital, seperti pemanfaatan teknologi digital untuk mengidentifikasi peluang kewirausahaan dan memperkaya pendidikan kewirausahaan melalui alat digital (Secundo et al, 2020).…”