Title: Transition towards an entrepreneurial university: a case study of the Tyumen State University

Authors: Dmitry Rudenko; Taisya Pogodaeva; Evgeny Golubev

Addresses: Department of International Economics and Business, Tyumen State University, Tyumen, 6 Volodarskogo str., 625003, Russia ' Department of International Economics and Business, Tyumen State University, Tyumen, 6 Volodarskogo str., 625003, Russia ' Business Incubator, Tyumen State University, Tyumen, 625003, Russia

Abstract: The University of Tyumen (UT) or Tyumen State University is examined as a case study of how Russian regions are responding to the global trends in education and research. UT's rapidly growing research output also positions it as an important research university, but in the case of entrepreneurship it is failing to establish profitable start-up and spin-off firm formation as well as technology commercialisation. We conclude by identifying future needs for fostering innovative and entrepreneurial behaviour in order to strengthen the university's competitiveness.

Keywords: triple helix; entrepreneurial universities; university-industry collaboration; innovation entrepreneurship; regional innovation systems; Tyumen State University; Russia; case study; university start-ups; university spin-offs; technology commercialisation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBG.2017.081026

International Journal of Business and Globalisation, 2017 Vol.18 No.1, pp.96 - 111

Received: 02 Oct 2015
Accepted: 25 Nov 2015

Published online: 19 Dec 2016 *

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