Assessing the Impact of Universities’ Entrepreneurial Activity on Regional Competitiveness

Gonçalo Brás, Miguel Torres Preto (), Ana Dias Daniel and Aurora A. C. Teixeira
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Miguel Torres Preto: IN+, LARSyS, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
Ana Dias Daniel: DEGEIT, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Aurora A. C. Teixeira: CEF.UP, Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do Porto, 4200-464 Porto, Portugal

Administrative Sciences, 2023, vol. 13, issue 2, 1-21

Abstract: The aim of this study is to test the multidimensional construct of the Entrepreneurial University (EU), and therefore to confirm whether EU factors make a positive contribution to regional competitiveness. Data were collected from ten Portuguese Public Universities (PPUs) through a self-administered questionnaire. First- and second-order confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) were performed through factor and multiple linear regression analyses. The main findings show that EU related factors—perceived and combined with actual regional metrics—especially entrepreneurial supporting measures, positively contributed to regional competitiveness. This study shows policy makers that universities are not merely cost centres but provide knowledge spillovers that can have a positive influence on regional competitiveness.

Keywords: entrepreneurial university; entrepreneurial orientation; higher education institutions; regional competitiveness; knowledge spillover (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L M M0 M1 M10 M11 M12 M14 M15 M16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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