The entrepreneurial university as an engine for sustainable development

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Apostolopoulos, N., Moon, C. and Walmsley, A. 2018. The entrepreneurial university as an engine for sustainable development. International Journal of Innovation and Regional Development. 8 (4), pp. 358-372. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJIRD.2018.097455
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TitleThe entrepreneurial university as an engine for sustainable development
AuthorsApostolopoulos, N., Moon, C. and Walmsley, A.
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.

Research GroupCorporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics group
PublisherInderscience Enterprises
JournalInternational Journal of Innovation and Regional Development
ISSN1753-0660
Publication dates
Online18 Jan 2019
Print2018
Publication process dates
Deposited01 Mar 2019
Accepted18 Jan 2019
Output statusPublished
Accepted author manuscript
Copyright Statement

This is an author's manuscript version.Copyright © 2018 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1504/IJIRD.2018.097455
LanguageEnglish
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