Title: A transition pathway proposal based on the development context for entrepreneurial university transformation

Authors: Murat Avci; Serhat Burmaoglu; Azamat Maksudunov

Addresses: Office of the Rectorate, Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, 720038, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan ' Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Health Management, Izmir Katip Celebi University, 35620, Izmir, Türkiye ' Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, 720038, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Abstract: In a knowledge economy era, universities have been significant in their knowledge generation role. To provide this role, universities transform themselves by improving their research infrastructure, creating an entrepreneurial ecosystem, and educating students with an applied perspective. There are many review studies on entrepreneurial universities in literature but they are lacking in proposing a transition pathway for higher education institutions in different national development contexts. Therefore, in this study, we aim to explore the cognitive background of entrepreneurial university (EPU) concepts and, based on our findings, propose a transition pathway for higher education institutions by considering different national development contexts. Document citation analysis is applied for understanding the cognitive background of the concept and literature review, and the findings of document citation analysis shed light on while proposing a transition pathway.

Keywords: EPU; entrepreneurial university; document citation analysis; citation analysis; higher education; transition pathway.

DOI: 10.1504/IJKBD.2024.139365

International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development, 2024 Vol.14 No.2, pp.162 - 188

Received: 25 Jul 2023
Accepted: 26 Mar 2024
Published online: 01 Jul 2024 *

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