Emergence of the entrepreneurial university in evolution of the triple helix: The case of Northeastern University in China
Journal of Technology Management in China
ISSN: 1746-8779
Article publication date: 14 February 2008
Abstract
Purpose
The study aims at disclosing the evolution process to an entrepreneurial university in the government‐pulled triple helix in China through the analysis of MIT and Stanford model of “university‐pushed triple helix” in which academic institutions take the lead in regional innovation.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper is based on a case study of the Northeastern University (NEU), which is located in the Northeast China where there is a dominant government‐pulled triple helix and with the establishment of China's first science park in which a highly successful software company (Neusoft) was created.
Findings
The pathway to an entrepreneurial university begins with government‐pulled + industry‐university collaboration, to university‐industry collaboration + interaction triple helix. This may be followed by a gradually developing “university‐industry collaboration” in which companies fund academic research with potential industrial use, the beginnings of a university‐pushed triple helix.
Originality/value
The analysis of NEU exemplifies the emergence of the entrepreneurial university in China and provides strategic implications for policy makers in terms of designing the appropriate policy to support university enterprising strategy.
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Citation
Zhou, C. (2008), "Emergence of the entrepreneurial university in evolution of the triple helix: The case of Northeastern University in China", Journal of Technology Management in China, Vol. 3 No. 1, pp. 109-126. https://doi.org/10.1108/17468770810851539
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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