...Ana Isabel Gaspar Pacheco; João Ferreira; Jorge Simoes; Pedro Mota Veiga; Marina Dabic Purpose The commercialization of research produced by universities constitutes a core facet of academic entrepreneurship (AE). Academic literature reveals the need to shed light on entrepreneurial processes...

...Harveen Chugh Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the involvement of technology transfer officers in the development of university start‐ups from a psychological ownership perspective. Design/methodology/approach A three‐year qualitative study of three university start‐ups...

...Sarah Jack; Professor Mary Rose; Arturo Vega; David Brown; Mike Chiasson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore, through the use of a multidisciplinary lens, the policy context and the scope for improvements in university‐based public programmes focused on improving innovation in small...

... outlines of a theoretical framework of business engagement between higher education institutions and business, through the lens of complexity theory. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws on research that explored the actions of a group of actors within a university Business School...

... factors such as personal and professional profile, institutional variables, social networks and recognition. Design/methodology/approach An extensive literature review was conducted, focusing on current studies concerning the OI concept and research lines, OI and universities, KTE, and the factors...

...Sarah Jack; Professor Mary Rose; James Powell Purpose Society now expects the universities it funds to work with citizens and communities to enable them to flourish in sustainable ways. One particular aspect of this concerns support for small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) which, more than...

... and effects of such collaboration are as one would expect, some of the results are counter‐intuitive and highlight the care we should place on assessing the role of universities and other HEIs in open innovation systems. Jeremy Howells can be contacted at: j.howells@southampton.ac.uk © Emerald Group...

...Sarah Robinson; Nigel Lockett; Sue Smith; Mary Rose; Ellie Hamilton Purpose The purpose of this paper is to tell the story of the evolution of knowledge exchange (KE) activity within a department in a university in the north west of England and to understand this activity through the lens of actor...

... on site, but also from the opportunity to develop entrepreneurial networks facilitated by the spatial proximity of incubator firms. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of context, in other words the degree to which the networking opportunities provided by the university...

... academic entrepreneurship at different ontological levels within a university context. A single case study method is adopted involving a purposeful sampling strategy of academic entrepreneurs within one university. A sense‐making approach investigated the practice of entrepreneurship by academics...

... and multifunctional managers ‐ the science. Explores both these areas to argue that theory can bridge the art and science. The final section explains briefly how the recent research and practice at Aberdeen University attempts this synthesis. The intended outcome of our educational process are reflective...