Rachel Birds
Biographic Data
| ID | 1707236 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachel Birds |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachel |
| FAMILY NAME | Birds |
| SIGNATURE | BIRDS R |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Redefining roles and identities in higher education: The Liminal Experiences of a University Spinout Company
Across many developed economies, policy foregrounds the role of innovation in stimulating economic recovery and underpinning growth. Higher education is expected to contribute significantly to the innovation agenda. This paper examines one example of innovation in the UK higher education context, namely the creation of a spinout company, and explores its implications for the individual knowledge worker. Focusing on the developing professional ide…
Entrepreneur-managers in higher education: (How) Do They Exist
Policy-makers in the United Kingdom increasingly emphasise the contribution of innovation and entrepreneurialism to the economy. Drawing on a recent ethnographic study of a university commercial enterprise, this article examines the notion of entrepreneurialism in a higher education institution as understood and practised by its employees. The concept of the entrepreneur-manager borrowed from an industrial environment is utilised to frame the hig…
Redefining roles and identities in higher education: The Liminal Experiences of a University Spinout Company
Across many developed economies, policy foregrounds the role of innovation in stimulating economic recovery and underpinning growth. Higher education is expected to contribute significantly to the innovation agenda. This paper examines one example of innovation in the UK higher education context, namely the creation of a spinout company, and explores its implications for the individual knowledge worker. Focusing on the developing professional ide…
Entrepreneur-managers in higher education: (How) Do They Exist
Policy-makers in the United Kingdom increasingly emphasise the contribution of innovation and entrepreneurialism to the economy. Drawing on a recent ethnographic study of a university commercial enterprise, this article examines the notion of entrepreneurialism in a higher education institution as understood and practised by its employees. The concept of the entrepreneur-manager borrowed from an industrial environment is utilised to frame the hig…
Redefining roles and identities in higher education: The Liminal Experiences of a University Spinout Company
Across many developed economies, policy foregrounds the role of innovation in stimulating economic recovery and underpinning growth. Higher education is expected to contribute significantly to the innovation agenda. This paper examines one example of innovation in the UK higher education context, namely the creation of a spinout company, and explores its implications for the individual knowledge worker. Focusing on the developing professional ide…
Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Ethnography (2 works) · Higher education (2 works) · Higher Education and Employability (2 works) · Higher Education Governance and Development (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Public relations (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Business (1 works)