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Title Education and entrepreneurship: Drivers for sustainable development
ID_Doc 70890
Authors Coman, A
Title Education and entrepreneurship: Drivers for sustainable development
Year 2008
Published Human Systems Management, 27.0, 3
DOI 10.3233/HSM-2008-0685
Abstract Education and entrepreneurship are the main enabling conditions for future change. Institutions of higher education should function as role-models of sustainability, with fairness in their own social policies and economic interactions. They should be active in the development of sustainable communities. Such practices are plainly in line with Humboldt's (c. 1870) traditional idea of the university as a change agent. Fortunately, there are already many examples. At the same time, we need a new type of entrepreneur: one who is the product of institutions where sustainability is taught and exercised. Many currently taught courses in "entrepreneurship" emphasize starting a small business; instead, they should emphasize transformational entrepreneurship: the type that changes the values and behavior of stakeholders and citizens.
Author Keywords Sustainable development; entrepreneurship; universities; interdisciplinary solutions; problem solving; cooperation
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
EID WOS:000436376200007
WoS Category Management
Research Area Business & Economics
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