Abstract
The challenge of economic development and the changing demands of universities have seen universities adopt a more direct role in stimulating entrepreneurship especially in developing economies. In modern knowledge-based economies, universities play critical roles by generating and transmitting new knowledge through research and education, by applying and disseminating knowledge to benefit regional and national economies through entrepreneurship. Extant literature on entrepreneurial universities provides insights on the entrepreneurial transformation process of universities in developed economies. This chapter contributes to a better understanding of the entrepreneurial transformation process of Pan Atlantic University, Lagos, Nigeria. Adopting the resource based view and institutional economics, we explore and provide insights on the entrepreneurial transformation process and practices to stimulate the entrepreneurial activity of universities in developing economies and thus foster innovation and competitiveness. The chapter further examines the extent to which the university has adopted an entrepreneurial mission in its strategic development.
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Bamkole, P., Ibeku, S. (2020). Entrepreneurial Universities: A Case Study of the Pan Atlantic University, Lagos, Nigeria. In: Adesola, S., Datta, S. (eds) Entrepreneurial Universities. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48013-4_6
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