Entrepreneurship by Ph.D. students: intentions, human capital and university support structures DOI
Matteo Opizzi, Michela Loi,

Orsola Macis

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Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 31(2), P. 325 - 349

Published: Jan. 11, 2024

Purpose Doctoral students are promising entrepreneurial actors in university-based ventures, which positively impact the external environment and create value for their universities. In this article, authors extend current research on academic entrepreneurship by shedding light role of university support early stage Ph.D. entrepreneurship. Based social information processing theory, posit that results from interplay between doctoral students' human capital university-level support. A multilevel model is proposed empirically tested to shed cradle explaining variance alertness intentions. Design/methodology/approach explains combined effect specific different forms cognitive transition The was then through structural equation modeling (SEM) multigroup analysis (MGA) a sample 187 enrolled Italian Findings SEM reveal influenced perceived educational capital. MGA demonstrates those who perceive higher level concept business development universities more likely convert into intentions than lower Originality/value present paper brings as an extremely target. doing so, it extends studies detailing how when influence decisions, along with individual dimensions.

Language: Английский

Open Innovation with Value Co-Creation from University–Industry Collaboration DOI Creative Commons
Roberto Osorno-Hinojosa, Mikko Koria, Delia del Carmen Ramírez-Vázquez

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Journal of Open Innovation Technology Market and Complexity, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 8(1), P. 32 - 32

Published: Jan. 28, 2022

While open innovation and university–industry collaboration contribute significantly to in industrialized countries, it is less clear how these create value emerging economies new application contexts. This study examines the introduction of global practices into Nicaraguan context. Adopting a service-dominant logic perspective co-creation through interaction on multiple levels, we noted importance systemic orchestration or staging ecosystem, organizations, challenge project delivery. We also recognize enabling activities spaces that promote innovation. our findings indicated expected perceived creation did not fully match, found encouraging signs build-up foundational support national development agendas. There evidence shifted mindsets looped learning across system. propose model for structures, creation, when transferring areas. expect this be useful practitioners planning engaging The contributes knowledge practice creating applying within economies, little-studied theme.

Language: Английский

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Do exploration and exploitation in university research drive early-stage equity financing of university spin-offs? DOI Creative Commons
Davide Hahn, Tommaso Minola, Silvio Vismara

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Small Business Economics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 63(2), P. 627 - 653

Published: Feb. 20, 2024

Abstract An emerging theme in the entrepreneurial university (EU) literature is how universities should evolve to best reconcile their different missions, particularly research and commercialization, which often require sets of resources. This tension evident development spin-offs (USOs). In particular, EU has generally overlooked characteristics affect USO’s early-stage access external equity. this study, we embrace characterization offered by terms patterns, specifically, exploration exploitation. Through lens imprinting perspective, study effect exploitation on equity financing USOs a unique dataset that covers sample 739 from 39 Italian public founded 2011 2019. Our results indicate (exploitation) an overall positive (negative) impact likelihood obtaining financing. Additionally, exploratory offers several conceptual practical contributions literature.

Language: Английский

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Addressing societal challenges through the simultaneous generation of social and business values: A conceptual framework for science-based co-creation DOI
Muthu De Silva, Леонид Гохберг, Dirk Meissner

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Technovation, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 104, P. 102268 - 102268

Published: March 27, 2021

Language: Английский

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European Universities Initiative: How Universities May Contribute to a More Sustainable Society DOI Open Access
Rosa María Arnaldo Valdés, Víctor Fernando Gómez Comendador

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 14(1), P. 471 - 471

Published: Jan. 2, 2022

The European Universities initiative, launched by the Commission in 2018, has its origin concept of Civic (CivUs) and consists transnational higher education alliances throughout Union that share long-term strategies. They are expected to become universities future, promote ideals character, revolutionize competitiveness excellence education. add 41 alliances, involving 31 different countries. This article presents an early quantitative evaluation this initiative. paper addresses coverage selects five most advanced for a deeper their best practices contribution realization CivUs. also outlines criteria evaluating extent which good implemented these aligned can contribute attributes CivUs, based upon state-of-the-art educational standards. A framework, on application analytical hierarchy process (AHP), is provided rank developed against previous criteria. Furthermore, applying sensitivity analysis, robustness approach.

Language: Английский

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Towards Creativity and Innovation in Universities: Study on Central and Eastern Europe DOI Creative Commons
Magdalena Marczewska, Marzenna Anna Weresa, Marek Lachowicz

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Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(1), P. 1363 - 1385

Published: March 2, 2023

Abstract Universities have a pivotal role to play in the challenging restructuring process that economies are undergoing due higher education’s critical information age. can contribute this of change by creating new knowledge as well shaping skills, which necessary for exploiting modern technologies and understanding how technology interacts with society. The aim paper is compare universities from Central Eastern Europe (CEE) terms creativity related research educational activity. triangle concept employed involvement education, research, innovation. divisive hierarchical clustering was used group countries performance. Five clusters been identified regarding research-education-innovation interactions. study contributes shedding light on education missing link between innovation CEE extends about heterogeneity region creativity. It also discourse policies support universities’ structural transformations towards integration their activities will enable confront an array societal challenges.

Language: Английский

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Why Most University-Industry Partnerships Fail to Endure and How to Create Value and Gain Competitive Advantage through Collaboration – A Systematic Review DOI Creative Commons
Arlindo Marinho, Rui Silva, Gilberto Santos

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Quality Innovation Prosperity, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 24(2), P. 34 - 50

Published: July 31, 2020

Purpose: The collaborative work between universities and enterprises is increasingly important given the growing competitive environment, transformed by intense global competition, rapid technological change shorter product life cycles. In this article several case studies are analysed, as well relevant academic literature, to get an insight concerning current relationship status universities.Methodology/Approach: methodology grounded on literature review University-Industry Partnerships, selected from indexed sources, targeted case-based experiences where practical feedback given.Findings: It shown that university-industry knowledge transfer contributes significantly increase of quality, productivity economic value businesses. found lack controlling mechanisms efficient communication paths have a strong negative impact in collaboration. Key collaboration factors support stronger relationships were compiled discussed better mitigation strategies.Research Limitation/implication: limited availability reporting operative improvements introduced policy changes hinders effectiveness findings.Originality/Value paper: paper analyses university with industry based focus creation how gain advantage through

Language: Английский

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Digitalizing the pillars of Hybrid Civic Universities: A bibliometric analysis and new taxonomy proposal DOI Creative Commons
João Leitão, Dina Pereira, Ângela Gonçalves

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Journal of Open Innovation Technology Market and Complexity, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 9(1), P. 100026 - 100026

Published: March 1, 2023

Revisiting the traditional tripartite mission of Higher Education Institutions, a gap was found in literature concerning role played by digitalization fostering civic universities. Based on bibliometric analysis, new taxonomy Hybrid Civic Universities is proposed, which open science and innovation allow universities to become more civic-oriented, reinforcing their knowledge absorptive capacity fueled advances. The systematic review covers global time frame 1980–2021, embracing sample 17,061 articles, includes: (i) timeframe 1 (1980–2008) with 8702 articles; (ii) 2 (2009–2021) 8359 collected from Web Science (WoS) Scopus databases. Cluster analysis identified 5 significant clusters for 1, 4 2, allowing identification most prominent components Universities. based three main pillars: (I) Open Innovation; (II) Governance; (III) Sustainability. Academic managerial implications help position as hybrid hubs without walls, transnational orientation targeting innovation, digital governance, sustainable development, respecting values diversity multiculturalism.

Language: Английский

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Do researchers from prestigious universities deserve advantages in research funding? Evidence from the National Natural Science Foundation of China DOI
Shuwen Wang, Minglu Li, Jianping Li

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Scientometrics, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 14, 2025

Language: Английский

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Re-viewing the entrepreneurial university: strategic challenges and theory building opportunities DOI
Maribel Guerrero, Alain Fayolle, Maria Chiara Di Guardo

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Small Business Economics, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 63(2), P. 527 - 548

Published: Dec. 30, 2023

Language: Английский

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Universities and institutionalization of regional innovation policy in peripheral regions: Insights from the smart specialization in Portugal DOI Creative Commons
Hugo Pinto

Regional Science Policy & Practice, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 16(1), P. 12659 - 12659

Published: March 16, 2023

Regional innovation policies are currently influenced by a series of territorial models, with the regional system (RIS) approach being one prominent examples. The rationale smart specialization strategies (S3s) is deeply RIS concept and highlights importance entrepreneurial discovery shared governance different types actors. Among them, universities seen as crucial for success S3 design implementation. This article, mixing policy debate perspective analysis recent quantitative qualitative information about Portuguese case, relevant aspects understanding institutionalization role have in it knowledge brokers. results implications particular challenges that peripheral regions face.

Language: Английский

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