Overview of special issue papers
| Author | Title | Purpose | Results/ Implications |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neves and Brito (2020) | Academic entrepreneurship intentions: A systematic literature review | Comprehensive assessment of the motives and intentions of scientists to get involved in knowledge exploitation activities | This paper offers guidelines for building a scale of intentions assessment that may help universities and policy makers to further stimulate entrepreneurship activities as well as implement effective and value-driven policies |
| de Araujo, Martens and Costa (2020) | Entrepreneurial university: An exploratory model for higher education | Clarification of characteristics of entrepreneurial universities beyond the commercialisation of knowledge in the context of an entrepreneurial ecosystem | This study contributes to our understanding of the transformation of traditional universities towards entrepreneurial universities and serves as a starting point for empirical investigations |
| Gubbins, Harrington and Hines (2020) | Social support for academic entrepreneurship: Towards a definition and conceptual model | Exploration of the individual level considerations that affect the design of social support systems for academic entrepreneurs | This paper highlights the challenges associated with designing a supportive culture to foster academic entrepreneurship and stresses the need for multi-faceted, flexible and adaptive social support systems |
| Carl (2020) | From technical to social innovation – The changing role of principal investigators within entrepreneurial ecosystems | Examination of the influence of the paradigm shift from technical to social innovation on principal investigators | This paper outlines the influential role of principal investigators within entrepreneurial ecosystems and emphasises the need for support that may also be accompanied by a reconsideration of universities' missions and visions |
| Foncubierta-Rodríguez, Martín-Alcáza and Perea-Vicente (2020) | Measuring the human capital of scientists in the principal investigator role | Proposition of a human capital measurement scale to unearth the necessary competencies of principal investigators at the micro level | This paper advances our understanding of the competencies that PIs require to be effective: (1) research knowledge, (2) open-mind research ability, (3) research perform ability, (4) stoic research skill, (5) innovation skill and (6) critical skill |
| Guerrero, Urbano and Gajón (2020) | Entrepreneurial university ecosystems and graduates' career patterns: Do entrepreneurship education programs and university business incubators matter? | Provision of insights about how graduates' career patterns are influenced by entrepreneurial university ecosystems | This study provides insights concerning the potential benefits of implementing programs aimed at increasing the levels of academic entrepreneurship in the context of Latin American universities |
| Jones and Coates (2020) | A micro level view of knowledge co-creation through industry-university collaboration in a multi-national corporation | Identification of the barriers and success factors required for the creation of environments supporting technology transfer activities | This paper highlights that education, external knowledge experts and business wide inclusion constitute critical turning points in a project. Considering these factors prior to commencing the project may help to overcome potential barriers to transferring knowledge |
| Davey and Galán-Muros (2020) | Understanding entrepreneurial academics—How they see their environment differently | Investigation of the differences in the perception of the environment for academic entrepreneurship among European scientists | This paper calls for a broader view of academic entrepreneurship beyond the traditional sole focus on spin-off creation and R\D commercialisation and highlights the importance of appropriate support mechanisms for entrepreneurial activities |
| Author | Title | Purpose | Results/ Implications |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic entrepreneurship intentions: A systematic literature review | Comprehensive assessment of the motives and intentions of scientists to get involved in knowledge exploitation activities | This paper offers guidelines for building a scale of intentions assessment that may help universities and policy makers to further stimulate entrepreneurship activities as well as implement effective and value-driven policies | |
| Entrepreneurial university: An exploratory model for higher education | Clarification of characteristics of entrepreneurial universities beyond the commercialisation of knowledge in the context of an entrepreneurial ecosystem | This study contributes to our understanding of the transformation of traditional universities towards entrepreneurial universities and serves as a starting point for empirical investigations | |
| Social support for academic entrepreneurship: Towards a definition and conceptual model | Exploration of the individual level considerations that affect the design of social support systems for academic entrepreneurs | This paper highlights the challenges associated with designing a supportive culture to foster academic entrepreneurship and stresses the need for multi-faceted, flexible and adaptive social support systems | |
| From technical to social innovation – The changing role of principal investigators within entrepreneurial ecosystems | Examination of the influence of the paradigm shift from technical to social innovation on principal investigators | This paper outlines the influential role of principal investigators within entrepreneurial ecosystems and emphasises the need for support that may also be accompanied by a reconsideration of universities' missions and visions | |
| Measuring the human capital of scientists in the principal investigator role | Proposition of a human capital measurement scale to unearth the necessary competencies of principal investigators at the micro level | This paper advances our understanding of the competencies that PIs require to be effective: (1) research knowledge, (2) open-mind research ability, (3) research perform ability, (4) stoic research skill, (5) innovation skill and (6) critical skill | |
| Entrepreneurial university ecosystems and graduates' career patterns: Do entrepreneurship education programs and university business incubators matter? | Provision of insights about how graduates' career patterns are influenced by entrepreneurial university ecosystems | This study provides insights concerning the potential benefits of implementing programs aimed at increasing the levels of academic entrepreneurship in the context of Latin American universities | |
| A micro level view of knowledge co-creation through industry-university collaboration in a multi-national corporation | Identification of the barriers and success factors required for the creation of environments supporting technology transfer activities | This paper highlights that education, external knowledge experts and business wide inclusion constitute critical turning points in a project. Considering these factors prior to commencing the project may help to overcome potential barriers to transferring knowledge | |
| Understanding entrepreneurial academics—How they see their environment differently | Investigation of the differences in the perception of the environment for academic entrepreneurship among European scientists | This paper calls for a broader view of academic entrepreneurship beyond the traditional sole focus on spin-off creation and R\D commercialisation and highlights the importance of appropriate support mechanisms for entrepreneurial activities |
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