Pregledni rad
https://doi.org/10.5559/di.20.4.04
About the Concept of Entrepreneurial University: Is There an Alternative?
Marina DABIĆ
orcid.org/0000-0001-8374-9719
; Ekonomski fakultet, Zagreb
Jadranka ŠVARC
; Institut društvenih znanosti Ivo Pilar, Zagreb
Sažetak
The crisis of the university in the 1970s, triggered by the
reduction of budget resources, is experiencing its reprise today,
as part of the global financial crisis. Although the contribution
of universities to economic development through the standard
functions of scientific research and education is considered
unquestionable, it is questionable, whether these functions, in
terms of the knowledge economy, are sufficient to retain the so
far leading position of the universities as producers of
knowledge and intellectual capital. This opens the door to new
models of universities dominated by entrepreneurial university
and its recent versions – the third generation universities. Both
models emphasize the importance of the contribution of
universities to economic development and their exposure to
global competition. In this context, the paper analyzes the
concept of entrepreneurial university, the historical context of
origin, and theoretical and analytical frameworks that have led
to a change in the paradigm of university research and the
transformation from the traditional to the entrepreneurial
university. The paper also explains the entrepreneurial activities
of universities and provides a reference to the position of
entrepreneurial universities in Croatia. The paper concludes
that all universities, even those in countries with less developed
innovation, such as Croatia, are exposed to globalization and
internationalization, which inevitably forces them to change.
Therefore, it is unlikely that the present way of functioning of
universities under the state umbrella, without cooperation with
the industry, will be sustainable in the long run.
Ključne riječi
entrepreneurial university; the third generation universities; historical development; changing paradigms; theoretical frameworks; Croatia
Hrčak ID:
75847
URI
Datum izdavanja:
31.12.2011.
Posjeta: 3.280 *