Purpose Over the past few decades, higher education institutions (HEIs) have become key
players in regional economic development and knowledge transfer, which has led to a third …

In recent times, the propensity to establish a reciprocal association between universities and
industries through an interchange of knowledge is becoming greater. In developing …

In the last years, universities have assumed a prominent role in the science and technology-
based economic development. The concept of entrepreneurial university, a key concept in …

Research into the nature, antecedents and effects of university-level entrepreneurship has
grown due to the emergence of the university technology transfer phenomenon and the …

Entrepreneurial universities are the third generation of the universities which are well–
known as the engines of regional development. Their transformation from conventional …

This chapter deals with the so-called 'third mission'of universities. The engagement of
universities in entrepreneurship and business-related activities has been much desired by …

The entrepreneurship and higher education literatures suggest that universities cannot
generate significant knowledge spillovers unless knowledge creation is followed by …

Over the past 20 years, universities have been faced with sustained change, driven by
external factors. This has led to the evolution of the teaching and research mission and the …

The importance and the definition of an entrepreneurial university (EU), together with the
factors that lead to its existence, have been widely discussed in the literature. Moreover, in …

Abstract Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are actively encouraged to strive toward
entrepreneurial university status to enable them to deliver their third mission and create …