Development of research on the university entrepreneurship ecosystem: trends and areas of interest of researchers based on a systematic review of literature

Abstract

Research background: The concept of the university entrepreneurship ecosystem is nowadays a part of the current trends in researching the determinants of support for commercialization of research results. The subject is relatively new, because the first papers in this topic are dated to 2009, and in fact it has only been in the last 3 years that the interest of researchers in this subject has increased.
 Purpose of the article: The purpose of this study is to analyze the state of research on the issue of the university ecosystem of academic entrepreneurship and to identify the main research trends related to this topic.
 Methods: The article was based on a systematic review of the literature (SLR), which included the selection of basic literature and selection of publications, mayor researchers, bibliometric analysis and content analysis.
 Findings & Value added: The results of the conducted research indicate that the study of the university ecosystem of academic entrepreneurship is still a new issue, poorly recognized in literature, without a solid methodological foundation and which may constitute a current and interesting research area. Our paper adds to existing research in four important ways. We provide a holistic review of university entrepreneurial ecosystem. We also identify the challenges identified in this area and suggest how they may be developed. Third, our results are also policy-relevant. For policy-makers, it is important to know whether academic engagement is driven by mechanisms existing in academic ecosystem or affected by factors that may not be activated by it.

The Effects of Financial Literacy on Sustainable Entrepreneurship

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¿Qué factores son clave para generar un ecosistema emprendedor universitario?

“…En tal sentido, el rol de las universidades se amplía y no solo se concentra en la enseñanza, ya que también tiene la misión de generar nuevos conocimientos, así como ser fuente de innovación y emprendimiento a través de centros de innovación tecnológica y de creación de nuevas empresas; contribuyendo así al incremento de la demanda de puestos de trabajo altamente calificados y promoviendo el desarrollo y bienestar de la región (Gulnara, et al, 2021;Kobylińska y Lavios, 2020;Mason, et al, 2019;Link y Sarala, 2019;Huang-Saad, et al, 2018;Huang-Saad, Fay y Sheridan, 2016).…”

“…En esa línea diversos investigadores consideran a la universidad como una entidad que promueve el emprendimiento y el desarrollo de ideas de negocio. Además, indican que ello es posible a través de la creación de un ecosistema emprendedor universitario que contemple la cooperación entre diversas entidades y el desarrollo de incubadoras de negocio, centros de transferencia tecnológica y la vinculación con instituciones que provean fondos, entre otras, las cuales favorecen el emprendimiento (Kobylińska y Lavios, 2020;Zobnina, Korotkov y Rozhkov, 2019;Link y Sarala, 2019;Johnson, Bock y George, 2019).…”

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“…The importance of university support to the student that willing to establish a business is important (Kobylińska & Lavios, 2020;Wright et al, 2017). The business incubation program is one of the promising concepts that provide university students to the business environment.…”