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Two Alternative Approaches to Creating Opportunities for Entrepreneurial Activity: Bridging the Divide Between Academics and Entrepreneurs
Author(s) -
WEAVER K. MARK
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
the journal of creative behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.896
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2162-6057
pISSN - 0022-0175
DOI - 10.1002/j.2162-6057.1993.tb01392.x
Subject(s) - bridging (networking) , ivory tower , bridge (graph theory) , center (category theory) , public relations , sociology , business , political science , marketing , computer science , medicine , computer network , chemistry , law , crystallography
The concept of University based centers for the development of entrepreneurial activities is often seen as ivory tower feather bedding. This paper shows how an emerging center in Norway and an award winning center in Alabama have set goals and established procedures to bridge gaps and misconception between academics and entrepreneurs.