Insatiable demand or academic supply: the intellectual context of entrepreneurship education
Abstract
Purpose
To consider whether the growth in management and entrepreneurship education is driven by (external) demand or (internal) academic supply.
Design/methodology/approach
Three key elements of the intellectual context of management and entrepreneurship education are considered: the apparent causal relationship between improved management and economic performance; the privilege afforded to management as an agent of change in the context of globalisation; reforms in the public sector which define problems in terms of management rather than resources.
Findings
There is a lack of clarity as to whether the purpose of entrepreneurship education is about promoting higher levels of activity or better recognising entrepreneurial activity.
Originality/value
The paper offers an alternative perspective on entrepreneurship education through an examination of its purpose rather than its form and content.
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Citation
Adcroft, A., Dhaliwal, S. and Willis, R. (2005), "Insatiable demand or academic supply: the intellectual context of entrepreneurship education", European Business Review, Vol. 17 No. 6, pp. 518-531. https://doi.org/10.1108/09555340510630554
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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