Entrepreneur-managers in higher education

(How) Do They Exist

Bibliographic Data

ID4545757
AuthorsRachel Birds (corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume36
Issue1
Pages62-73
Publication date2014-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Higher Education Policy and Management (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1360-080X • E-ISSN: 1469-9508
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1360080x.2013.844663
OpenAlexW2102927988
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited10

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 higher education experience and to challenge assumptions about entrepreneurial activities in the sector. The research tentatively supports the emergence of the entrepreneur-manager as a new role requiring a different blend of skills and responsibilities but problematises the organisational culture of the research-intensive university which fails to capitalise on the potential offered

Business · Economic growth · Economics · Entrepreneurship · Ethnography · Frame (networking · Higher education · Institution · Management · Organizational culture · Political science · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Higher Education and Employability · Higher Education Governance and Development · Higher Education Practises and Engagement · Finance

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