The Role of Universities in the Development of Entrepreneurship

Authors

  • Yonous Jami Kirikkale Üniversity, Institute of Social Sciences, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Business Administration
  • Ismail Gökdeniz Kirikkale Üniversity, Institute of Social Sciences, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Business Administration

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24917/20833296.161.7

Keywords:

entrepreneurship, government, innovation, social institution, university

Abstract

In the current international competitive environment, the production of innovation is more complicated than companies, individually or as a group, or researchers who work individually or collectively can handle alone. In other words, the production of innovation requires a system of national support and pragmatism delivered in such a way that in addition to firms, other social institutions, such as higher education institutions, play a fundamental role. In response to these new expectations, these institutions have pushed to introduce internal change and evolution of interaction with the socio-economic environment, resulting in the emergence of a new generation of entrepreneurial universities. As knowledge is increasingly becoming an important component of innovation, universities, as producers of knowledge and its publication, play a wider role. The emergence of the entrepreneurial university is, in fact, a response to the growing importance of knowledge in a national and regional system of innovation and for the university, as an institution that is the source of its transfer and technology, it is economically advantageous. In the last two decades, governments around the world have seen the potential of universities to behave in an innovative way to promote the national interest, despite differences in academic and industrial systems. This paper examines the factors influencing an approach to the entrepreneurial university, its definition and concept, and investigates examples of entrepreneurial activities.

Author Biographies

Yonous Jami, Kirikkale Üniversity, Institute of Social Sciences, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Business Administration

M. Yonous Jami, PhD student, holds an MA and PhD in Business Administration from Kirikkale University. His career involves teaching and conducting research in entrepreneurship and strategic management at Kirikkale University. He can speak English, Turkish and Persian. His studies in the area of entrepreneurship, Strategic Management, Artificial Intelligence and Marketing Strategies have been published in international journals.

Ismail Gökdeniz, Kirikkale Üniversity, Institute of Social Sciences, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Business Administration

Ismail Gökdeniz, Kırıkkale University, Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration. He holds an MA and two PhDs in public administration and business administration from Selcuk University in Turkey. He teaches scientific research and publication ethics, international human resources management, public and private sector structure and entrepreneurship as well as financial management at Kirikkale University. His career involves teaching and conducting research at both Selcuk University and Kirikkale University. His research in the area of entrepreneurship, SMEs, entrepreneurship and financial management have been published in international journals. Asst. Prof. Ismail Gökdeniz is a certified management consultant.

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Published

2020-06-24

How to Cite

Jami, Y. ., & Gökdeniz, I. . (2020). The Role of Universities in the Development of Entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship – Education, 16(1), 85–94. https://doi.org/10.24917/20833296.161.7