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Turning Science into Business: A Case Study of a Major European Research University

Mathieu, Azele, Meyer, Martin S., Van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, Bruno (2008) Turning Science into Business: A Case Study of a Major European Research University. Science and Public Policy, 35 (9). pp. 669-679. ISSN 0302-3427. (doi:10.3152/030234208X287047) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:33690)

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Abstract

The ‘entrepreneurial university’ is an increasingly frequent notion in debates about new ways of knowledge production and the changing relationships between university, industry and government. A rich literature has developed exploring outputs of such activity, most notably ‘patenting’, ‘licensing’, and ‘spin-outs’. There is also a literature exploring the organisational process in institutes of higher education (HEI’s). All too often these two streams of literature ignore each other. The objective of this paper is to make a bridging contribution by exploring the case of Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B.). The main research question is: Does it pay to make the entire university entrepreneurial? Our observations suggest that this would be an effort that could possibly overstretch an institution’s resources. The U.L.B. case illustrates the potential for nurturing entrepreneurial activities locally as well as the possibilities and limitations of top-down actions instilling entrepreneurial culture mongst academic rank and file.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.3152/030234208X287047
Subjects: H Social Sciences
H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Divisions > Kent Business School - Division > Kent Business School (do not use)
Depositing User: Martin Meyer
Date Deposited: 25 Apr 2013 10:50 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:11 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/33690 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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