Description
This book considers how an entrepreneurial university can improve the social and economic development of countries which are technologically underdeveloped, exploring university models in two moderately innovative countries: Spain and Croatia. Marina Dabic, Jadranka Svarc and Miguel Gonzlez-Loureiro List of Figures List of Tables List of Case Studies Preface Acknowledgements Executive Summary 1. Towards a New University Paradigm 2. Antecedents of Entrepreneurial Universities: From the First Industrial Revolution to Knowledge Economy 3. Critics of University-Industry Interaction and Commercial Application of Science 4. Theories of Transition in Scientific Systems 5. Activities of Entrepreneurial Universities 6. Assessment of the Entrepreneurial University Concept Among Croatian and Spanish Academics 7. Entrepreneurial University in Innovation Seeking Countries: Lessons Learned 8. Outlooks and Conclusions on Entrepreneurial Universities in Innovation Seeking Countries References About the Authors Index
