Academic entrepreneurialism in a context of altered governance: Some reflections of higher education in Hong Kong

Academic entrepreneurialism in a context of altered governance: Some reflections of higher education in Hong Kong

• Yang, Rui Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong

Globalisation, Societies & Education, 10(3), 387-402, 2012

Routledge

2012

• Q Philosophy of Education, Educational System & School At Different Levels
  • QE Post-Secondary Education
• R Educational Policy & Administration
  • RC Educational Planning & Decision Making Process, Educational Administration
• P Social Context of Education
  • PC Society & Education
• P Social Context of Education
  • PD Economy & Education

Universities Entrepreneurship Local Culture Educational Systems Far East Higher Education Academic Achievement Governance Sociology of Education

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Post-Secondary Education

Academic entrepreneurialism appears to have become global. University systems around the globe are moving in the direction of a more entrepreneurial model of higher education. Scholars have not yet reached a consensus on the definition of entrepreneurship. Research on academic entrepreneurship in East Asia has been lacking. This article contributes to the discussion by reviewing the rise of entrepreneurialism in Asian higher education, using Hong Kong as an example. After some analyses of the definitions, rationales and pathways of academic entrepreneurship, it shifts its attention to entrepreneurship in Hong Kong, and discusses how entrepreneurship has been demonstrated in Hong Kong higher education. It argues that while Hong Kong's entrepreneurial spirit is strong in the local culture and business, its achievement in academic entrepreneurship is relatively low. This article ends by cautioning readers about the differences between academic and business entrepreneurship.
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• English

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• 14767724

• 10.1080/14767724.2012.710475

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/7c180dc4

2014-01-18