Entrepreneurial Universities: A Multi-context Perspective

Johnson Laosebikan, Oluwatimileyin Helen Adigun, Seun Oladele (), Femi Oladele and Toluwalase Fadun
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Johnson Laosebikan: Bowen University
Oluwatimileyin Helen Adigun: Bowen University
Seun Oladele: Bowen University
Femi Oladele: Bowen University
Toluwalase Fadun: Bowen University

Chapter Chapter 13 in Exploring Entrepreneurship, 2024, pp 305-341 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Entrepreneurial activitiesEntrepreneur/entrepreneurialactivities are considered the de facto for value creation in economies. Evolving knowledge shows that factors responsible for productive entrepreneurship in a region do not occur in isolation, leading to the entrepreneurial ecosystem concept that argues that productive entrepreneurship results from a systemic interaction among various interdependent actors, factors, and institutions. The university, as a knowledge centre, is considered a major catalyst in the entrepreneurial processEntrepreneur/entrepreneurialprocess. Specifically, the university is also a sub-ecosystem that can support/constrain the creation of firms (spinoffs) through the interactive development that takes place among the various elements. In other words, the universityUniversity has what it takes to be an incubator for spinoffs based on the knowledge created through research and development and the systemic interactions among relevant stakeholders. In this chapter, we explore the cases of three thriving entrepreneurial universitiesEntrepreneur/entrepreneurialuniversities: one in Europe, one in Africa, and one in Nigeria. The chapter examines the major actors driving entrepreneurship in these tertiary institutions, the factors supporting or constraining the growth of university-based spinoffs, and the interactions of actors and factors to create a thriving entrepreneurial university. Exploring the three cases provides a wider context for understudying university-based entrepreneurial ecosystems. The implications for emerging university-based entrepreneurial ecosystemsEntrepreneur/entrepreneurialecosystem are discussed.

Keywords: Entrepreneurial universities; Entrepreneurial ecosystems; Entrepreneurial process; Stakeholders (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-56343-0_13

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