Open AccessDimensions of Entrepreneurial Orientation in the Academic Environment
Author(s) -
Fábio Dal-Soto,
Yeda Swirski de Souza,
Mats Benner
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
base
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1984-8196
pISSN - 1807-054X
DOI - 10.4013/base.2021.183.03
Subject(s) - proactivity , entrepreneurial orientation , context (archaeology) , orientation (vector space) , subject (documents) , entrepreneurship , sociology , business administration , management , psychology , political science , business , library science , social psychology , geography , computer science , geometry , mathematics , archaeology , law , economics
The establishment of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) in the academic environment, through its basilar conceptual dimensions such as proactiveness, innovativeness, and risk-taking, has been the subject of relevant debate for academics, higher education managers, and policy-makers. In this context, this article aims to analyze the establishment of EO in the academic environment, pursuing an entrepreneurial university model. Thus, the strategy of multiple case studies was adopted, based on three universities: two in Brazil, the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS) and the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), and one in Sweden, the Lund University (LU). Results show that the EO established by the universities studied is seen in several times and in different ways through its conceptual dimensions, suitable to the academic context. The movements observed in the three cases researched show non-sporadic behaviors towards an entrepreneurial university model over time.