Open AccessEntrepreneurial ecosystem: Analysis of the contribution of universities in the creation of technology-based firms
Author(s) -
João Paulo Moreira Silva,
Liliane de Oliveira Guimarães,
Edmundo Inácio Júnior,
José Márcio de Castro
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
contextus
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2178-9258
pISSN - 1678-2089
DOI - 10.19094/contextus.2021.68011
Subject(s) - entrepreneurial education , business , point (geometry) , higher education , entrepreneurship , marketing , knowledge management , public relations , political science , economics , economic growth , entrepreneurship education , computer science , finance , geometry , mathematics
This paper aimed to analyze how higher education institutions contribute to the creation of technology-based firms. The research method was that of multiple cases, represented by two universities and five technology-based firms in Belo Horizonte. We selected businesses that had as founders students or former students of the researched universities. The results showed that the institutions have robust structures and programs, but still act in a little internally integrated way. In addition, the entrepreneurs do not identify the contribution of their university education in their entrepreneurial trajectory. The study contributes to the understanding of the role of the university in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. From a theoretical point of view, the study identified categories of analysis to evaluate entrepreneurial universities.