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The Role of Entrepreneurial Universities in Promoting Entrepreneurship Education: A Comparative Study Between Public and Private Technology Institutes

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  • Imen Ouragini

    (Ecole Polytechnique de Sousse)

  • Myriam Labidi

    (Université de Sousse)

  • Anissa Ben Hassine Louzir

    (Université de Kairouan)

Abstract

The aim of this study is to understand in-depth the role of entrepreneurial university in promoting entrepreneurship education in the Tunisian context. An exploratory qualitative approach was implemented based on a case study of four institutes strongly involved in the field of technology and having an entrepreneurial orientation. Eighty semi-structured individual interviews, direct observations, participant observations, and documentary analysis were conducted. Jansen et al.’s (The International Journal of Management Education, 13, 170–181, 2015) model was exploited to compare between public and private institutes. Results revealed that Jansen et al.’s (The International Journal of Management Education, 13, 170–181, 2015) model activities were verified, and students endorsed a favorable attitude towards entrepreneurial university practices in promoting entrepreneurship education, with the exception of one single activity related to fundraising only for public sector. Furthermore, we have found that private universities were much more involved than public universities.

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  • Imen Ouragini & Myriam Labidi & Anissa Ben Hassine Louzir, 2024. "The Role of Entrepreneurial Universities in Promoting Entrepreneurship Education: A Comparative Study Between Public and Private Technology Institutes," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 15(3), pages 10985-11006, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jknowl:v:15:y:2024:i:3:d:10.1007_s13132-023-01528-x
    DOI: 10.1007/s13132-023-01528-x
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