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Diamanto Politis. Photo.

Diamanto Politis

Professor, Centre Director

Diamanto Politis. Photo.

Unpacking the early alumni engagement of entrepreneurship graduates

Author

  • Ziad El-Awad
  • Jonas Gabrielsson
  • Jasna Pocek
  • Diamanto Politis

Summary, in English

Alumni engagement plays a crucial role in driving innovation in university-based entrepreneurship ecosystems. We employ an inductive, informant-centric research design to explore the processual dynamics surrounding the early alumni engagement of entrepreneurship graduates and how these translate into enterprising behaviors that foster technology transfer and knowledge-
intensive entrepreneurship. Our inductive analysis advances the theoretical understanding of the beginning phases of the alumni engagement process among entrepreneurship graduates, the key drivers that make them gravitate toward different forms of alumni engagement, and the role and impact of their engagement in the surrounding ecosystem.

Department/s

  • Entrepreneurship
  • CIRCLE

Publishing year

2022-10-20

Language

English

Publication/Series

Journal of Small Business Management

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

Topic

  • Business Administration

Keywords

  • university-based entrepreneurial ecosystem
  • alumni engagement
  • enterprising behaviors

Status

Epub

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1540-627X