The entrepreneurial university as an engine for sustainable development

Αποστολόπουλος, Νικόλαος; Moon, Christopher; Walmsley, Andreas

doi:10.1504/ijird.2018.097455

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“…Our findings showed insights about the determinants in the transition into a social, entrepreneurial and innovative identity (state regulation; the integration and complete cycle of teaching, investigation, knowledge production and technological commercialization; and hybrid infrastructures created to manage knowledge), as well as the challenges faced by Cuban universities (the ability to explore and exploit opportunities to diversify income; the balance between an entrepreneurial and social identity; the exploitation of competitive advantages by creating networks and alliances with crucial partners or agents). Our study contributes to the entrepreneurship literature by proposing a conceptual framework to understand the transition of universities located in socialist economies into social, entrepreneurial, and innovative organizations [8,10,31], as well as to the innovation literature by using business model innovation for operationalizing the aligning of universities' identities [21,45,[47][48][49].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Therefore, innovative and entrepreneurial universities should look for sustainable sources of funding [10]. In this vein, university managers should look for new alternatives to capture value from the university' resources and capabilities efficiently [31].…”

Section: Understanding the Entrepreneurial And Innovative Identity Of Universitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Regarding the inputs and outcomes, the transformation process is also conditioned by the development or improvement of university capabilities [31]. The university leadership, staff, academics and faculty are the main actors in the implementation and the success of any university core activity.…”

Section: Understanding the Social Entrepreneurial And Innovative Identity Of Universitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…According to the university actors, "the idea is to approach a complementary self-financing system where every participant obtains benefits from their contributions based on the social essence of the Cuban university" (Interview UA1). The entrepreneurial identity implies new capabilities in the university community [31]. In this line, the challenge has been recognizing as an agent of change that reorganizes organizational structures by aligning the social mission (training qualified professionals), the innovative mission (making contributions in science, technology, and innovation for the development of the country), and the entrepreneurial mission (diversify income streams and technological commercialization).…”

Section: The Challenges Of a Social Innovative And Entrepreneurial Identitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Changing Times at Cuban Universities: Looking into the Transition towards a Social, Entrepreneurial and Innovative Organization

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Since the 1990s, the socialist higher education system has faced several reforms oriented to satisfy social, economic, and technological demands. However, little is known about the transformation process of the socialist university system over the past two decades. This study provides a better understanding of the entrepreneurial and innovative transition of universities located in socialist economies. By adopting mixed theoretical approaches, we proposed a conceptual model to understand the social, the innovative, and the entrepreneurial transformation of socialist universities. We revised and tested this model in the context of Cuban universities by implementing a prospective case study approach. Our findings show insights about the transition towards a business model innovation within Cuban universities. The determinants have been state regulations, the closing of the complete cycle from teaching to the commercialization of results, and the creation of hybrid structures to manage knowledge. Consequently, the university is facing managerial challenges related to its ability to explore and exploit its activities to generate social, innovative and economic outcomes. Our results provide practical implications for the university managers and actors involved in the transformation process of Cuban universities.

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Advancing sustainable entrepreneurial universities: sustainability transformations of university business incubators in Germany

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Given the profound environmental and societal challenges, many higher education institutions (HEI) have adopted sustainability as a central mission to induce desirable societal impacts. While previous research investigated the transformation processes of HEIs toward sustainability, few studies took an explicit entrepreneurial perspective and questioned its implications for the Entrepreneurial University (EU) model. To address this gap, our study explores the emergence and pursuit of a Sustainable Entrepreneurial University (SEU). We specifically focus on the role of sustainable university business incubators (UBIs) as primary institutions of entrepreneurship within the SEU model. Using a multiple-case study of four German UBIs, we illustrate how they embarked on their sustainability journey, developed internal capacities to support sustainable entrepreneurship, and overcame various barriers during their transformation trajectories. Our analysis identifies six distinct sustainability transformation stages and proposes a stylized model to explain the emergence of sustainability in UBIs. Based on these findings, our study discusses several theoretical implications for the SEU. We illustrate that SEU sustainability impacts evolve over time and that continuous leadership commitment is a mediating factor. Moreover, our results suggest that SEUs strategically engage in external partnerships with alternating functions. Given the urgency to promote sustainable entrepreneurship in HEIs, the study concludes with several practical recommendations for practitioners and policymakers. Moreover, it offers suggestions for future research to explore the potential of SEUs and their contribution to addressing pressing societal and ecological challenges.

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Entrepreneurship Education Management in the EU

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The entrepreneurial university as an engine for sustainable development

Cited by 9 publications

References 27 publications

Changing Times at Cuban Universities: Looking into the Transition towards a Social, Entrepreneurial and Innovative Organization

Changing Times at Cuban Universities: Looking into the Transition towards a Social, Entrepreneurial and Innovative Organization

Advancing sustainable entrepreneurial universities: sustainability transformations of university business incubators in Germany

Entrepreneurship Education Management in the EU

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