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Book SynopsisExamines the question of whether providing work experience within courses of study in higher education affects entrepreneurial attitudes and behaviour, important given government imperatives to foster entrepreneurship through the education system.
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction. Chapter 2 Encouraging R&D in Ireland's Biotechnology EnterprisesKate Johnston et al.Encouraging Research and Development in Ireland's Biotechnology Enterprises. Chapter 3 How Industrial Experience Affects Entrepreneurial Intent and Self-Efficacy in UK Engineering UndergraduatesAnthony Ward et al.How Industrial Experience Affects Entrepreneurial Intent and Self-Efficacy in UK Engineering Undergraduates. Chapter 4 Now You See Them — Now You Don't: Paradoxes in Enterprise Development Strategy: The Case of the Disappearing Academic Start-UpsDeirdre HuntNow You See Them — Now You Don't: Paradoxes in Enterprise Development Strategy: The Case of the Disappearing Academic Start-Ups. Chapter 5 Case Study of an Entrepreneurship ProgrammeMagnus KlofstenSupporting Academic Enterprise: A Case Study of an Entrepreneurship Programme. Chapter 6 Building the Foundations for Academic EnterpriseSimon Mosey et al.Building the Foundations for Academic Enterprise: The Medici Fellowship Programme. Chapter 7 An Empirical Assessment of Porter's Clusters Concept Based on London's Media IndustriesGary Cook, Naresh PanditAn Empirical Assessment of Porter's Clusters Concept Based on London's Media Industries. Chapter 8 Network Differences between Domestic and Global University Start-UpsPeter Van Der Sijde et al.Network Differences between Domestic and Global University Start-Ups. Chapter 9 Knowledge Spillovers from Public Research InstitutionsMichael LynskeyKnowledge Spillovers from Public Research Institutions: Evidence from Japanese High-Technology Start-Up Firms. Chapter 10 The Development of Venture-Capital-Backed and Independent Companies: An Empirical Study Among Germany's Internet and E-Commerce Start-UpsStephan Golla et al.The Development of Venture-Capital-Backed and Independent Companies: An Empirical Study Among Germany's Internet and E-Commerce Start-Ups. Chapter 11 The High-Technology Pecking Order in Spinoffs and Non-SpinoffsTeresa Hogan and Elaine HutsonThe High-Technology Pecking Order in Spinoffs and Non-Spinoffs in the Irish Software Sector. Chapter 12 The Role of Spin-Outs within University Research Commercialisation ActivitiesTim Minshall et al.The Role of Spin-Outs within University Research Commercialisation Activities: Case Studies from 10 UK Universities. Chapter 13 Analysis of the Factors Leading to Success or Failure of Start-Up Companies in the Field of Micro- and Nanotechnology. Chapter 14 Drivers of Strategic Direction in High Technology Small FirmsNicholas O’Regan et al.Drivers of Strategic Direction in High Technology Small Firms. Chapter 15 Success Factors for High-Tech Start Ups: Views and Lessons of Israeli ExpertsSchaul Chorev and Alistair AndersonSuccess Factors for High-Tech Start Ups: Views and Lessons of Israeli Experts. Contributors. New Technology-Based Firms in the New Millennium Volume VI. Copyright page.
