The Critical Factors Of Entrepreneurial University In Engineering Education: A Conceptual And Empirical Analysis

Militaru Gheorghe ()
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Militaru Gheorghe: ”Politehnica” University of Bucharest, Faculty of Entrepreneurship, Business Engineering and Management, Department of Management, Romania

Balkan Region Conference on Engineering and Business Education, 2014, vol. 1, issue 1, 35-40

Abstract: The transformation of a traditional research university into an entrepreneurial university is increasing due to the reduction or limitation in the university funding from public sources and the emergence of a competitive market for education and research. Entrepreneurial universities play an important role as both knowledge-producer and as disseminating institutions. The aim of this paper is represented by contribution to a better understanding the most critical factors that conditioned the development of entrepreneurial universities, as hubs of creativity, with the teaching, research and entrepreneurial missions. This paper provides evidence based on survey data for a sample of Romanian investigators in engineering sciences. A multivariate regression analyses were used to test our hypotheses by research field. We obtain statistical evidence indicating that our hypotheses have supported. The results of this research show that the most critical factors identified were attitudes towards entrepreneurship from academics and students. In addition, our findings suggest that some universities seek to improve the university-industry cooperation as a means to obtain additional income and learning from industry.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.2478/cplbu-2014-0008

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