There is wide consensus that entrepreneurial talent is the ability to discover and exploit market opportunities by taking the relevant risky decisions. Discovery and exploitation are separate but interlinked features of entrepreneurship requiring, in different proportions, the exploitation of...

Internationalisation and the entrepreneurial university are two concepts that have received considerable attention as separate and distinct phenomena. However, the interface of internationalisation and entrepreneurship has seen limited analysis, despite the fact that there is much to suggest...

This paper discussed how UBE programme could be used to promote women entrepreneurship in science and technology with the resultant effect of enhance female scientists’ participation in National development in Nigeria. Relevant literature on – UBE programme, Entrepreneurship, women...

The popular image of American tech entrepreneurs is that they come from elite universities: Some graduate and start companies in their garages; others drop out of college to start their business careers. The dot-com boom reinforced the image of technology CEOs being young and brash. But, even...

In a fast paced corporate environment, people in jobs are feeling a constant need to upgrade their skills. Therefore, there is also a need to invest in entrepreneurship education and training using Open and Distance Learning platform. If India has to capitalize on the prospective dream of...

To what extent does formal schooling, one of the most prominent manifestations of human capital, affect entrepreneurship performance? And, how large are these returns to education for entrepreneurs relative to employees? These are the questions we address and answer in this paper. Based on a...

We conceptualize the nascent process of becoming an entrepreneur as a role identity transformation and investigate the factors that influence an individual's decision to assume an entrepreneurial identity. We collected more than 70 hours of interview data in addition to a survey of 796...

In this paper, we examine the current state of entrepreneurial education and knowledge of German undergraduate students. By analyzing a data set which comprises responses of 386 undergraduate students, we find evidence that the students evaluate schools' imparting of relevant knowledge for...

This paper outlines the many challenges that confront efforts to commercialize university technologies via spinouts or startups, and it discusses the role of entrepreneurship education in relation to these challenges. We begin by considering the role of startups vis‐à‐vis other mechanisms...