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Purpose – This article aims to report the results of a complete survey of enterprise education in all higher education institutions (HEIs) in England, undertaken in 2010 by the Institute for Small Business & Entrepreneurship (ISBE) on behalf of the National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship (NCGE). The survey builds on prior work undertaken by the NCGE in England in 2006 and in 2007. Design/methodology/approach – The survey aimed to establish a complete picture of curricular and extra-curricular enterprise and entrepreneurship education. The survey uses a similar structure to the previous survey, enabling comparison to be made with enterprise provision over the 2006-2010 period, as well as with the 2008 European survey of entrepreneurship in HE. Findings – The results provide a stock-take of enterprise education provision in participating HEIs and highlight the connections in institutional strategies between enterprise education, incubation/new venture support, graduate employability, innovation and academic enterprise. The paper reveals “hotspots” and gaps in enterprise provision and offers “benchmarks” for the sector. Research limitations/implications – The article offers a summary of the implications for the future development and sustainability of enterprise education in HE, in relation to policy, funding and other changes in the sector. It also considers these issues in relation to recommendations from professional educators and government policy for future development of enterprise in HE and comments on the policy impact of this work. Originality/value – The timing of the survey, in May-July 2010, was important as it reflected the end of a period of over ten years of sustained investment in enterprise in higher education by the previous Labour government in the UK, through a range of funding initiatives. As major public expenditure reductions in support for HE and enterprise activity followed, this represented the “high water mark” of publicly funded enterprise activity in the HE sector, and raised the question of how enterprise education and support activities would become sustainable for the future. The report analyses existing provision, assesses its development over the 2006-2010 period, and provides conclusions and recommendations covering future policy, development, resourcing, and sustainability of enterprise and entrepreneurship provision in higher education.

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Purpose – The goal of this article is to develop a SERCREA+ model for the case of Mexico, paying special attention to the aspects concerning change management that allows, among other things, the promotion of high-quality entrepreneurships that would facilitate a greater business sustainability over time, and that would have positive effects on economic growth and employment. Design/methodology/approach – To develop the empirical analysis, an interview with 36 Mexican businessmen involved in the management process has been done. Findings – The data obtained show that change management has important positive effects in promoting sales, and the creation of a support group, that is an entrepreneurship club, would make business activity more sustainable over time. Originality/value – Traditionally Mexican analysis has focused on the economic part of the companies, without considering the aspects of change management. This paper studies the different elements of the change management process that allow the promotion of high-quality entrepreneurship that would facilitate a greater business sustainability over time, and which would have positive effects on economic growth and employment.

Publication year: 2012
Source:Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Qian Shi, Xiaodong Lai

This article examined the literatures enlisted in the database of SCI and SSCI on the topics with regard to green technology and low carbon technology innovation from 1994 to 2010. It intends the service with the purpose of helping researchers and practitioners understand what issues or subjects have been addressed in green and low carbon technology innovation and initiate a journey for the next generation of sustainable‐oriented research. Some critical discussion and conclusion are as follows: (1) it shows a positive journey of green and low carbon technology innovation. The research of Western Europe and North America is highly advanced compared to other developing countries, especially in terms of new resource and renewable energy technology innovation. (2) The empirical research, such as sample survey and field study with primary data, is prevalent and preponderating over other methods (conceptual, qualitative and formal models research). (3) The research subjects are multi-perspective and multi-disciplinary, covering environment science, management, energy and fuels, economics and social behavior. So far the research fields mainly focus on technology adoption, diffusion, transfer, policy making or implementation, and advanced technology development. New vibrancy of advanced theoretical and methodological research is particularly needed, especially for low carbon technology innovation trajectory, performance evaluation, government policy instrument and multi-level cooperation among enterprises, governments and NGOs. (4) The local governments and NGOs have played a key role on the promotion of low carbon techniques particularly in developing countries such as China. (5) Green and low carbon technology innovation cannot be isolated from the policy or regulation regime, and is becoming a new underpin of current sustainable development coupled with social energy system contributing to control the climate change.

Highlights

► Low carbon technology innovation is a new underpin of sustainable development. ► Multi-disciplinary research on this topic is becoming convergence out of divergence. ► Governments and NGOs play key roles in low carbon technology innovation management.