The active contribution of academic institutions to the technological, social and economic
development of societies is of increasing importance. To better understand this contribution …

Since the publication of Burton R. Clark's book (1998), the research about the phenomena of
“entrepreneurial universities” and their core activities–teaching, research, technology …

In the knowledge society, universities have assumed new missions and relations in order to
contribute to economic and social development, while preserving their own sustainability …

Two main trends or developments could be identified as leading toward a drastic change in
the higher education sector. First, the rapid increase and importance of the industrialized …

The increasing importance of academic entrepreneurship as a key mechanism for new
innovative advancements and regional economic developments fostered a development of …

Both entrepreneurship and innovation play a key role for business growth and economic
development and are conceptually highly intertwined. Both fields have received extensive …

Entrepreneurship as a scientific field has grown significantly, irrespective of the measures
used. In this article we raise the question: How can we understand the evolution and …

The transfer of (technological) knowledge from universities to the marketplace has received
increasing attention during the last decades due to its positive effects on social and …

I outline a synthesis of micro and macro levels that attempts to provide a broader
conceptualization of academic entrepreneurship and an appreciation of the contextual …

In the knowledge economy, academic entrepreneurship occurs at the boundaries of different
scientific and professional backgrounds, creating a need for support mechanisms to …