Creating communities of practice : entrepreneurial learning in a university-based incubator / Oswald Jones, PingPing Meckel, David Taylor.
2021
HD62.5 .J66 2021
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Title
Creating communities of practice : entrepreneurial learning in a university-based incubator / Oswald Jones, PingPing Meckel, David Taylor.
Author
Jones, Oswald, author.
ISBN
9783030629625 (electronic bk.)
3030629627 (electronic bk.)
3030629619
9783030629618
3030629627 (electronic bk.)
3030629619
9783030629618
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2021]
Language
English
Description
1 online resource
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10.1007/978-3-030-62962-5 doi
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HD62.5 .J66 2021
Dewey Decimal Classification
338.04
Summary
This book introduces concepts of business incubation and suggests a learning process. This process begins with prior knowledge at the opportunity identification phase, progresses through the acquisition of new skills and knowledge necessary to develop an opportunity and concludes with a transformation phase where new knowledge is acted upon. The book draws on extensive qualitative data and documentary evidence from a range of stakeholders associated with a University Business Incubator known as Innospace. The process of opportunity development within the business incubator is explored by combining experiential and social learning theories as heuristic tools. Presented implications for policy-makers and incubator managers are that attention and scarce resources should be focused on providing relevant information and encouraging an atmosphere of learning and mutual support. Recruitment practices should be revised to include a more holistic appreciation of potential incubatees contribution to the Business Incubation learning community as well as an assessment of their business plans. For policy makers the book suggests that successful business incubators do not necessarily require a large financial investment in state-of-the-art premises and technology. Appropriate management training together with carefully selected incubatees can create an effective learning community where opportunities are developed and transformed into enterprises and individuals into entrepreneurs.
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Meckel, PingPing, author.
Taylor, David W., author.
Taylor, David W., author.
Series
International studies in entrepreneurship ; v. 46.
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Table of Contents
Introduction: An Overview of the Research
Business Incubation
Entrepreneurship, Opportunities and Entrepreneurial Learning
Research Methods
The INNOSPACE Experience
The Role of Prior Knowledge in Opportunity Identification
Learning and Opportunity Development in INNOSPACE
Discussion: The INNOSPACE Community of Practice
Conclusion: Contribution, Implications and Future Research
Postscript: Creating and Managing a University-based Incubator.
Business Incubation
Entrepreneurship, Opportunities and Entrepreneurial Learning
Research Methods
The INNOSPACE Experience
The Role of Prior Knowledge in Opportunity Identification
Learning and Opportunity Development in INNOSPACE
Discussion: The INNOSPACE Community of Practice
Conclusion: Contribution, Implications and Future Research
Postscript: Creating and Managing a University-based Incubator.