From the entrepreneurial university to the university for the entrepreneurial society

David Audretsch ()

The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2014, vol. 39, issue 3, 313-321

Abstract: This article examines how and why the role of the university in society has evolved over time. The paper argues that the forces shaping economic growth and performance have also influenced the corresponding role for the university. As the economy has evolved from being driven by physical capital to knowledge, and then again to being driven by entrepreneurship, the role of the university has also evolved over time. While the entrepreneurial university was a response to generate technology transfer and knowledge-based startups, the role of the university in the entrepreneurial society has broadened to focus on enhancing entrepreneurship capital and facilitating behavior to prosper in an entrepreneurial society. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014

Keywords: Entrepreneurial society; Entrepreneurial university; Knowledge filter; Technology transfer; N31; O30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/s10961-012-9288-1

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