A cooperative approach to academic entrepreneurial initiatives

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Zheng, P. and Callaghan, V. 2016. A cooperative approach to academic entrepreneurial initiatives. International Journal of Innovation. 4 (1), pp. 13-22. https://doi.org/10.5585/iji.v4i1.79
AuthorsZheng, P. and Callaghan, V.
Abstract

In this article we introduce a novel entrepreneurial model, the “Faculty Cooperative”, an eco-system for creating and managing academic entrepreneurial initiatives. The goal of this model is to promote academic entrepreneurism, by providing a guiding concept and tools that overcome the lack of alignment between individual academic attributes and faculty efforts in driving academic spin-out companies. Through an empirical inquiry based on an academic spin-out company in a UK university context, we have explored the key activities, actors, organisational processes and outcomes related to the formation and development stages of the academic entrepreneurship process. The empirical evidence reveals that the key principles embodied by the “Faculty Cooperative Model” namely, openness, freedom and collective shareholding, are likely to promote the entrepreneurial culture within a university context. The paper argues for the importance of developing entrepreneurial culture in conventional research focused universities, which not only improves the traditional values of teaching and research, but also enhances the dynamic capabilities of universities in a global marketplace. It is suggested that the entrepreneurial ideal is not contradictory to the conventional university missions, rather it is complementary.

Year2016
JournalInternational Journal of Innovation
Journal citation4 (1), pp. 13-22
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.5585/iji.v4i1.79
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Online13 Apr 2016
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Deposited01 Nov 2016
Accepted05 Jan 2016
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