Academic Entrepreneurialism and Changing Governance in Universities. Evidence from Empirical Studies
Entrepreneurial universities are increasingly important points of reference for international and European-level policy discussions on reforming higher education
systems, and especially on a shift in its financing towards more self-reliance and its
secure sustainable development in competitive environments. The chapter analyzes academic entrepreneurialism as emerging from recent European comparative
(theoretical and empirical) studies. It outlines the theoretical (and ideological)
“modernization agenda” of European universities promoted by the European
Commission. Case studies of selected European institutions show that the
modernization processes in question (and their emphasis on academic entrepreneurialism widely understood) have already been in progress in numerous
institutions in different systems across Europe. Case studies analyzed in the chapter also stress the pivotal role of changing governance at most entrepreneurially-oriented
European universities.
academic entrepreneurialism, entrepreneurial universities, European universities, entrepreneurship, financial self-reliance, revenue generation, university governance, university management, academic entrepreneurship, innovation
Academic Entrepreneurialism and Changing Governance in Universities. Evidence from Empirical Studies, in: Markus Reihlen, Jetta Frost and Fabian Hattke (eds.) Multi-level Governance of Universities: The Role of Strategies, Structures, and Controls, Springer: Dordrecht, 2015.