About the Project
Faculty: Business and Law
Department: Business and Management
Project Description:
By nature, universities are not innovative and entrepreneurial organizations. However, there are certain universities called “entrepreneurial universities” characterized by a strong organizational effort on the environmental adaptation and development of adequate environments that fostering entrepreneurship and innovation in the university community (students, academics, staff).
Policy makers and researchers have paid strong interest to understand this phenomenon; particularly, entrepreneurial universities are important and significant contributors to economies and societies. The main reason is because they are at the nexus of knowledge development and transfer. As a result, entrepreneurial universities have become critical actors for regions and countries in the realization of further economic and social development.
This study is oriented to explore the determinants (at environmental, organizational and individual level) as well as the socio-economic impacts of entrepreneurial universities located in different regions and countries. Adopting different theoretical and methodological approaches, we expect to provide new insights about the entrepreneurial university evolution as well as contribute to the debate of the role of universities in the society.
Eligibility and How to Apply:
Please note eligibility requirement:
• Academic excellence of the proposed student i.e. 2:1 (or equivalent GPA from non-UK universities [preference for 1st class honours]); or a Masters (preference for Merit or above); or APEL evidence of substantial practitioner achievement.
• Appropriate IELTS score, if required.
For further details of how to apply, entry requirements and the application form, see
https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/research/postgraduate-research-degrees/how-to-apply/
Please ensure you quote the advert reference above on your application form.
Start Date: 2 October 2017
Northumbria University is an equal opportunities provider and in welcoming applications for studentships from all sectors of the community we strongly encourage applications from women and under-represented groups.
References
• Cunningham, JA. Guerrero, M., Urbano, D. (2017) Entrepreneurial University, Technology and Knowledge Transfer, World Scientific Publishing
• Cunningham, J. A., O’Reilly, P., Dolan, B., O’Kane, C., & Mangematin, V. (2016). Publicly funded principal investigators allocation of time for public sector entrepreneurship activities. Economia e Politica Industriale, 43(4), 383-408.
• Cunningham, J. A., & Link, A. N. (2016). Exploring the effectiveness of research and innovation policies among European Union countries. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 12(2), 415-425.
• Guerrero, M., Urbano, D., Fayolle, A., Klofsten, M., & Mian, S. (2016). Entrepreneurial universities: emerging models in the new social and economic landscape. Small Business Economics, 47(3), 551-563.
• Cunningham, J., Guerrero, M., & Urbano, D. (2016). Entrepreneurial Universities: Technology and Knowledge Transfer.
• Guerrero, M., Urbano, D., & Fayolle, A. (2016). Entrepreneurial activity and regional competitiveness: evidence from European entrepreneurial universities. The Journal of Technology Transfer, 41(1), 105-131.
• Cunningham, J. A., & Link, A. N. (2015). Fostering university-industry R&D collaborations in European Union countries. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 11(4), 849-860.
• Guerrero, M., Cunningham, J. A., & Urbano, D. (2015). Economic impact of entrepreneurial universities’ activities: An exploratory study of the United Kingdom. Research Policy, 44(3), 748-764.
• Guerrero, M., & Urbano, D. (2014). Academics’ start-up intentions and knowledge filters: An individual perspective of the knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship. Small Business Economics, 43(1), 57-74.
• Guerrero, M., Urbano, D., Cunningham, J., & Organ, D. (2014). Entrepreneurial universities in two European regions: A case study comparison. The journal of technology Transfer, 39(3), 415-434.
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