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The role of entrepreneurship- and technology transfer-oriented initiatives in improving the innovation system in the Western Balkans

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  • Rainer Harms
  • Malgorzata A. Wdowiak
  • Erich J. Schwarz

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To improve the current political and social situation in Western Balkans, the region needs to gain economic stability. Regional academic institutions can play an important role in that respect. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the role that regional academic institutions can play in strengthening the regional system of innovation. Particularly, we discuss the importance of entrepreneurship education (EE) and technology transfer (TT), provide an overview of the state of their implementation and discuss examples of how institutional networks can engage in EE and TT, particularly to small and medium-sized enterprises. While institutions of higher education and public research institutions have already gone a long way to foster EE and TT, much remains to be done to reach their potential.

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  • Rainer Harms & Malgorzata A. Wdowiak & Erich J. Schwarz, 2010. "The role of entrepreneurship- and technology transfer-oriented initiatives in improving the innovation system in the Western Balkans," International Journal of Business and Globalisation, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 4(1), pages 18-34.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbglo:v:4:y:2010:i:1:p:18-34
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    1. Maresch, Daniela & Harms, Rainer & Kailer, Norbert & Wimmer-Wurm, Birgit, 2016. "The impact of entrepreneurship education on the entrepreneurial intention of students in science and engineering versus business studies university programs," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 104(C), pages 172-179.
    2. Ratinho, Tiago & Harms, Rainer & Walsh, Steven, 2015. "Structuring the Technology Entrepreneurship publication landscape: Making sense out of chaos," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 100(C), pages 168-175.
    3. Majdouline, Ilias & Baz, Jamal El & Jebli, Fedwa, 2022. "Revisiting technological entrepreneurship research: An updated bibliometric analysis of the state of art," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 179(C).

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