Title: Entrepreneurship and universities

Authors: David B. Audretsch

Addresses: Institute for Development Strategies, Ameritech Chair of Economic Development, Indiana University, 1315 East 10th Street, SPEA Room 201, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA

Abstract: This paper examines the link between universities and entrepreneurship. The paper finds three distinct ways that universities influence entrepreneurship - technology transfer, knowledge spillovers and entrepreneurship capital.

Keywords: universities; entrepreneurship; technology transfer; knowledge spillovers and entrepreneurship capital.

DOI: 10.1504/IJESB.2017.083802

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2017 Vol.31 No.1, pp.4 - 11

Received: 02 Jun 2015
Accepted: 02 Jun 2015
Published online: 24 Apr 2017 *