ASSESSING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEM OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) RESEARCHERS IN NIGERIA

Oluseye O Jegede and Cecile Nieuwenhuizen
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Oluseye O Jegede: DHET-NRF South African Research Chair in Entrepreneurship Education, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Cecile Nieuwenhuizen: DHET-NRF South African Research Chair in Entrepreneurship Education, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

International Journal of Entrepreneurship, 2020, vol. 25, issue 1

Abstract: The external context plays a vital role in the promotion of entrepreneurship, especially in entrepreneurial universities. This study examines the role of innovation and entrepreneurship infrastructure in facilitating the development and commercialisation of research outputs from the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) faculties in a university in Nigeria. The study is based on a mixed quantitative and qualitative methodology. A questionnaire was administered to 60 lecturers/researchers across six faculties (Science, Engineering, Basic Medical Sciences, Clinical Sciences, Pharmacy and Agriculture), yielding an 85% response rate. Eleven follow-up interviews were conducted in four faculties and field observations were held at four research and innovation facilities. The study findings have strategic implications for policymaking, practice and theory

Keywords: Entrepreneurship Ecosystem; Entrepreneurial Innovation; STEM Researchers; Research Outputs; Technolo (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q57 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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