The entrepreneurial university as an engine for sustainable development
Apostolopoulos, Nikolaos, Moon, C. J. and Walmsley, Andreas (2018) The entrepreneurial university as an engine for sustainable development. International Journal of Innovation and Regional Development, 8 (4) . pp. 358-372. ISSN 1753-0660 [Article] (doi:10.1504/IJIRD.2018.097455)
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Abstract
This study adopts a novel approach of conceptualising entrepreneurial universities through the lens of the UN higher education sustainability initiative (HESI). Transcending the narrow approach of the entrepreneurial universities as generating spin-offs, entrepreneurial universities are closely linked with the concept of sustainable development. Interpreting entrepreneurial universities as agents promoting economic, social and environmental change, the HESI can offer a useful framework for expanding the potential of entrepreneurial universities. This study reveals that whilst the majority of HESI signatories only commit to a limited number of sustainable development goals (SDGs), there is sufficient evidence of ‘best practices’ to regard the HESI as a useful and transformative framework for HEIs that can encourage innovation and entrepreneurship. To this extent, this paper aims to capture the interaction between entrepreneurial universities and the SDGs. However, the paper draws attention to the need for a holistic approach for HEIs that allows for more transdisciplinary thinking and collaboration. It is revealed that this can be challenging for HEIs.
Keywords: entrepreneurial university; sustainability; higher education sustainability initiative; HESI; sustainable development goals; SDGs; entrepreneurship.
Item Type: | Article |
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Research Areas: | A. > Business School > International Management and Innovation > Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics group |
Item ID: | 26236 |
Notes on copyright: | This is an author's manuscript version.Copyright © 2018 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. |
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Depositing User: | Christopher Moon |
Date Deposited: | 01 Mar 2019 08:58 |
Last Modified: | 29 Nov 2022 20:19 |
URI: | https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/id/eprint/26236 |
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