In recent years, there has been increasing pressure on Universities to shift from focusing
primarily on teaching and performing research, and to add an equivocal Third Mission (TM) …

Policy-related discussions increasingly view universities as so-called “engines of economic
growth”. Recognizing that the economic impact of universities is dependent, at least in part …

Policy makers take initiatives to stimulate knowledge ecosystems in technology hotspots. It is
implicitly assumed that these ecosystems will lead to value networks through which the …

When they lack resources to commercialize science, entrepreneurs rely on intermediary
organizations often within their local ecosystems. This paper seeks to improve our …

Entrepreneurship education is central to student entrepreneurship. Previous research has
attempted to understand the role of entrepreneurship education in the formation of students' …

We argue that the current focus of the academic entrepreneurship literature, which is mostly
on patent-based activities such as spinouts and licensing, should be widened to also …

Previous research has claimed that universities can enhance the effectiveness of knowledge
transfer activities by establishing a clear strategic goal and aligning all their activities …

An entrepreneurial society refers to places where knowledge-based entrepreneurship has
emerged as a driving force for economic growth, employment creation and competitiveness …

The substantial acknowledgement of university–industry (U–I) collaborations as promotor of
economic progress, innovativeness and competitiveness fostered a continuous research …

Open Innovation describes an emergent model of innovation in which firms draw on
research and development that may lie outside their own boundaries. In some cases, such …