Research on science and technological entrepreneurship education: What needs to happen next?

Jonathan D. Linton () and Wei Xu
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Jonathan D. Linton: University of Sheffield
Wei Xu: CMSC

The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2021, vol. 46, issue 2, No 6, 393-406

Abstract: Abstract This paper discusses the challenges of technological entrepreneurship education in the current education system and the questions that need to be answered to improve the efficacy and efficiency of technological entrepreneurship education. The nature of technological entrepreneurship requires a diversified set of skills for success; however, the traditional education system focuses on single discipline. Consequently, it is difficult for either engineers and scientists who are lacking managerial skills or management students who are lacking of engineer or science oriented knowledge to be successful. A further concern is that different communities have entirely different perceptions of how entrepreneurship is defined often causing both confusion and disagreement in communications between researchers and educators with each other. The paper considers the existing literature and develops a series of comprehensive questions that still need to be addressed. By answering these questions, the traditional education methods can be transformed to be more appropriate and useful for technological entrepreneurship education.

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Education; Pedagogy; Technological entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurial university (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A20 A21 A22 A23 A29 O31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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