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Everyone wants their research to be read and to be relevant. This
exciting new guide presents a broad range of ideas for enhancing
research impact and relevance. Bringing together researchers from
all stages of academic life, it offers a far-reaching discussion of
strategies to optimise relevancy in the modern research
environment. This book is crucial reading for advanced masters
students, doctoral students and researchers in the social sciences
wishing to grow the relevance of their research beyond academia.
Senior researchers and educators offering doctoral courses will
also benefit from its insight into the development of a generation
of young researchers in the contemporary academic environment.
Contributors include: T. Alfahaid, A. Aljarodi, C. Alvarez, S.
Aparicio, E. Breit, A. Buhrandt, D. de Castro Leal, K. Ettl, S.
Feldermann, I. Haase, J. Janisch, P. Koehn, T. Lopez, A. Loescher,
A. Muller, M. Paschke, P.J. Ruf, J. Schnittker, C. Soost, D.
Urbano, C. Weigel, F. Welter
Everyone wants their research to be read and to be relevant. This
exciting new guide presents a broad range of ideas for enhancing
research impact and relevance. Bringing together researchers from
all stages of academic life, it offers a far-reaching discussion of
strategies to optimise relevancy in the modern research
environment. This book is crucial reading for advanced masters
students, doctoral students and researchers in the social sciences
wishing to grow the relevance of their research beyond academia.
Senior researchers and educators offering doctoral courses will
also benefit from its insight into the development of a generation
of young researchers in the contemporary academic environment.
Contributors include: T. Alfahaid, A. Aljarodi, C. Alvarez, S.
Aparicio, E. Breit, A. Buhrandt, D. de Castro Leal, K. Ettl, S.
Feldermann, I. Haase, J. Janisch, P. Koehn, T. Lopez, A. Loescher,
A. Muller, M. Paschke, P.J. Ruf, J. Schnittker, C. Soost, D.
Urbano, C. Weigel, F. Welter
This book analyzes the role of institutions in conditioning
entrepreneurship and innovation to achieve economic development.
Set against the backdrop of populism, this book is based on the
premise that formal and informal institutional factors and
entrepreneurship are closely linked and that studying the economic
development of both developed and emerging economies can help us
disentangle the role of entrepreneurship and innovation in
developing countries. Using institutional economics as a main
theoretical framework and the sociotechnical subsystems as a
complementary approach, the authors present a detailed literature
review to demonstrate that it is possible to identify the true role
of entrepreneurship and innovation in the economic development
process. The book embraces complexity to better measure and
comprehend economic development, bringing a more compelling
perspective on the importance of entrepreneurship and innovation
for different dimensions of development. A valuable resource for
students, scholars, and policymakers, the authors offer clear
recommendations for developing countries.
Evidence suggests that economies with technology transfer
initiatives provide a better supply of high-quality jobs and tend
to be characterized by entrepreneurs with higher innovation
contributions. This book explores the effectiveness of technology
transfer policies and legislation on entrepreneurial innovation in
a non-US context. It analyses the theoretical, empirical and
managerial implications behind the success of technology transfer
polices and legislations in stimulating entrepreneurial innovation;
analyses which other contextual condition (e.g., culture) are
necessary for successful implementation; and explores the extent
and level of replication of US policies (e.g., Bayh-Dole Act, Small
Business Innovation Research [SBIR] program) in other national and
regional systems. In addition, this book looks at the effect
technology transfer policies have on the adoption of open
innovation and open science.
Evidence suggests that economies with technology transfer
initiatives provide a better supply of high-quality jobs and tend
to be characterized by entrepreneurs with higher innovation
contributions. This book explores the effectiveness of technology
transfer policies and legislation on entrepreneurial innovation in
a non-US context. It analyses the theoretical, empirical and
managerial implications behind the success of technology transfer
polices and legislations in stimulating entrepreneurial innovation;
analyses which other contextual condition (e.g., culture) are
necessary for successful implementation; and explores the extent
and level of replication of US policies (e.g., Bayh-Dole Act, Small
Business Innovation Research [SBIR] program) in other national and
regional systems. In addition, this book looks at the effect
technology transfer policies have on the adoption of open
innovation and open science.
Using institutional economics as a theoretical framework, this book
analyzes institutional environment conducive to entrepreneurial
activity in order to enhance economic performance across countries.
In particular, the main contributions of this book to the
entrepreneurship literature are the following: * Identify past and
current research about the institutional context shaping
entrepreneurial activity and its effect on economic growth *
Examine social progress orientation as those institutional factors
that are shaping innovative entrepreneurial activity * Explore the
effect of different types of entrepreneurial activities on economic
growth * Examine how social progress orientation through
opportunity-driven entrepreneurship affects economic development*
Analyze the interrelationships between institutions,
entrepreneurial activity and economic development across countries
* Study how the country's institutional context influences the way
in which entrepreneurial activity affects social progress Two sides
of the same coin might be observed when analyzing policy aspects of
those institutions affecting entrepreneurial activity. On the one
hand, effective public policy to promote entrepreneurship is
predicated on understanding the underlying forces as well as the
consequences and impacts of entrepreneurship. On the other hand,
different endeavors to promote entrepreneurial activity might have
deleterious economic effects since they could actually reduce
employment in the long-term. Thus, it is crucial to understand the
institutional environment in which entrepreneurs are interacting
and making decisions. The comprehension of these phenomena serves
to move forward the theoretical, practical and policy debate on
entrepreneurship as a mechanism to achieve higher economic
performance.
Using institutional economics as a theoretical framework, this book
analyzes institutional environment conducive to entrepreneurial
activity in order to enhance economic performance across countries.
In particular, the main contributions of this book to the
entrepreneurship literature are the following: * Identify past and
current research about the institutional context shaping
entrepreneurial activity and its effect on economic growth *
Examine social progress orientation as those institutional factors
that are shaping innovative entrepreneurial activity * Explore the
effect of different types of entrepreneurial activities on economic
growth * Examine how social progress orientation through
opportunity-driven entrepreneurship affects economic development*
Analyze the interrelationships between institutions,
entrepreneurial activity and economic development across countries
* Study how the country's institutional context influences the way
in which entrepreneurial activity affects social progress Two sides
of the same coin might be observed when analyzing policy aspects of
those institutions affecting entrepreneurial activity. On the one
hand, effective public policy to promote entrepreneurship is
predicated on understanding the underlying forces as well as the
consequences and impacts of entrepreneurship. On the other hand,
different endeavors to promote entrepreneurial activity might have
deleterious economic effects since they could actually reduce
employment in the long-term. Thus, it is crucial to understand the
institutional environment in which entrepreneurs are interacting
and making decisions. The comprehension of these phenomena serves
to move forward the theoretical, practical and policy debate on
entrepreneurship as a mechanism to achieve higher economic
performance.
Universities are a relevant instrument in the facilitation of the
contemporary knowledge-based economy because they support the
generation and the exploitation of knowledge through education,
research and entrepreneurial activities. As a consequence, they
generate added value, with their knowledge transformed into social
and economic development. Also, changes attributed to social and
economic developments have generated different impacts on
universities. For these reasons, governments around the world are
attempting to make universities more entrepreneurial, above all, in
order to increase their capabilities to generate entrepreneurs and
transmit their innovations to society. This book examines
entrepreneurial universities in Spain as a clear example of
government interest in improving the entrepreneurial spirit at all
educational levels.
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