Bio-entrepreneurship as a bridge between science and business in a regional cluster: South Africa's first attempts

Uctu, Ramazan; Jafta, Rachel

doi:10.1093/scipol/sct049

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“…The audiologist as a private practitioner in this research frame is labelled a "bio-entrepreneur". Uctu and Jafta (2013) highlighted the vital role entrepreneurship plays in developing and growing the biotechnological field, with reference to the relatively undeveloped and young nature seen in South Africa. In support, Christopher and Kaur (2011) provided evidence from India, where a meaningful level of 25% growth has been experienced in this sector with the encompassing socio-economic benefits.…”

Section: Literature Review Biotechnologymentioning

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Audiology, Entrepreneurship and Innovation: A perspective on private practice

Antonites¹,

Ross²

2013

SAJESBM

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Objective: This paper investigates the correlation and contact points between entrepreneurship as a discipline and the profession of audiology. The research focuses on specific areas of entrepreneurship (e.g. innovation as an entrepreneurial skill) and the impact it has on audiology private practices as key role players in the biotechnology industry.Design: This study used a two-stage research design comprising of an exploratory study and a formal study to survey the entrepreneurial and business skills of audiologists as entrepreneurs in private practice. Findings:The findings describe severe deficiencies -specifically the business and entrepreneurial skill sets of the professional audiologist as an entrepreneur. The mind-set of the audiologist is not that of an entrepreneur, but rather of a small business owner. A lack of self-confidence to be creative, take risks, and identify new opportunities or innovate in terms of products, process and services was found. Audiologists are not necessarily concerned about the creation of employment, or the growth and profitability of their practices. Autonomy and security are the primary objectives of most practice owners.

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Section: Literature Review Biotechnologymentioning

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Audiology, Entrepreneurship and Innovation: A perspective on private practice

Antonites¹,

Ross²

2013

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“…7 In the case of the programme offered by the TIA, however, of the 39 participants, 8 16 (41%) were female and 23 participants (59%) were male. The results of research by Pepper (2009) and Uctu and Jafta (2014) support the trend towards increased female participation in entrepreneurship programmes, finding that bio-entrepreneurship courses organized in South Africa had 36% (10 out of 28) and 53% (8 out of 15) female participation rates, respectively.…”

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“…Whatever the definition selected, the point raised by Uctu and Jafta (2014: 220) remains the crux of the matter: ‘…the greatest challenge for researchers is converting scientific discoveries and innovations into successful companies’. Significantly, Mosey et al (2016: 7) argue that the debate is no longer about definition, but the key question of ‘…how best to investigate, analyse and share how technology entrepreneurship can be encouraged.’…”

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“…Less research on the topic has coming from emerging economies like India, China and South Africa (for tech-entrepreneurship in India, for instance, see Meil and Salzman, 2017). In the South African context, few studies with a focus on tech-entrepreneurship training programmes have been carried out (Uctu and Jafta, 2014 and Pepper, 2009, are two of very few examples 3 ). Consequently, research that sheds more light on aspects of tech-entrepreneurship is crucial in improving understanding of the phenomenon.…”

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Evaluating South Africa’s tech-entrepreneurship programme for venture creation through the eyes of the participants

Uctu

Essop

Jafta

2019

Industry and Higher Education

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Policymakers in many countries have lit on tech-entrepreneurship as an essential element for economic development. To this end, South Africa’s Technology Innovation Agency, with co-sponsorship from the Swiss–South African Joint Research Programme, has run a cross-country tech-entrepreneurial training programme for local tech-entrepreneurs since 2010. This study reviews participants’ assessment of the training programme utilizing the Tech-Entrepreneurship Survey of 2016, designed and administered by the authors. From analysis of the participants’ rich feedback on their motivations for enrolment, the quality of training received and the strengths and weaknesses of the programme, clear indications emerge of what worked and what did not work. This enables the identification of focus areas for tech-entrepreneurship programme owners and policymakers in pursuit of tech-entrepreneurship expansion.

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“…The few STEM discipline-specific studies on EEd programs are most often single case studies. A group of studies report on the first two to five years of experience with formation of new programs (e.g., Bilán, Kisenwether, Rzasa, & Wise, 2005a;Jaszczak, Bouta, & Raber, 2013;Keogh & Galloway, 2004;Oden, O'Malley, Woods, Kraft, & Burke, 2012;Stone, Raber, Sorby, & Plichta, 2005;Uctu & Jafta, 2013), which may qualify them as single-case studies based on their longitudinal properties (Yin, 2009, p.49). Most other discipline-specific studies report on initiatives at single institutions; ranging from across campus (e.g., Parthasarathy et al, 2012;Smith, 2008), across STEM disciplines (Watts & Wray, 2012), and across engineering, law, and business disciplines (Sager, Fernández, & Thursby, 2006;Thursby, 2005), to single programs within STEM (Buijs & Beugels, 2007;Handscombe, Rodriguez-Falcon, & Patterson, 2008).…”

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Entrepreneurship education at Nordic technical higher education institutions: Comparing and contrasting program designs and content

Warhuus

Basaiawmoit

2014

The International Journal of Management Education

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In higher education (HE), science and technology (STEM) institutions were early adopters of entrepreneurship education; recognizing that STEM majors in particular have a disproportional potential to form high-growth ventures in high-tech industries with high-value prospects. Yet, only limited empirical work has been carried out to shed light on how these programs are developed and how and why they are designed and organized the way that they are. What we do know typically comes to us from single-case reports on isolated programs. This study aims to provide deeper insights through an innovative and comprehensive research design that provides a way to compare and contrast case studies of five programs, developed by different educators, in different Nordic nations, and at different HE STEM institutions. The study mainly aims to explore how these cross-case and cross-national studies can guide future entrepreneurship education program development. However, considering the deliberate selection of comparable cases, this study finds a striking diversity in effective and successful programs, and uncovers strong interdependencies between program design and inception and the program developers. As such, in addition to providing guidance for program developers, the study identifies implications for other stakeholders; including students, university management, and entrepreneurship education research.

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Bio-entrepreneurship as a bridge between science and business in a regional cluster: South Africa's first attempts

Cited by 11 publications

References 13 publications

Audiology, Entrepreneurship and Innovation: A perspective on private practice

Audiology, Entrepreneurship and Innovation: A perspective on private practice

Evaluating South Africa’s tech-entrepreneurship programme for venture creation through the eyes of the participants

Entrepreneurship education at Nordic technical higher education institutions: Comparing and contrasting program designs and content

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