Article | Open Access | Published: 7 December 2015
An Exploratory Study of Entrepreneurial Centers in Pakistan: An Untapped Market Opportunity
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Abstract:
Entrepreneurship has gained immense attention globally, especially amongst the academic world. Universities are transforming themselves into entrepreneurial universities by promoting industry-academia linkages, opening offices of research and commercialization, opening up entrepreneurial centers and incubators, and offering courses and workshops on entrepreneurship to inculcate an entrepreneurial mindset among the students, faculty, and university administration. This phenomenon has also gained popularity in Pakistan. However, currently, there is very limited research available on entrepreneurship education and promotion activities in Pakistan. This exploratory study investigates the state of entrepreneurship centers and entrepreneurship education in Pakistan. A survey was conducted amongst the entrepreneurial centers in Pakistani universities inquiring about various activities happening on the university’s campus. Multiple case design methodology is employed to analyze the data collected from nine entrepreneurial centers. Concerning entrepreneurial teaching, our study led us to the conclusion that modern pedagogical techniques are being gradually introduced at universities. However, there is a need for such entrepreneurship courses that leverage indigenous entrepreneurial opportunities along with combining the individual skillset. The survey results indicate that the state of entrepreneurship in Pakistan is in its early phases and needs a lot of attention from policymakers (on a macro level) and university administration (on a micro-level) for the subject to blossom.
Keywords:
Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Centers, Entrepreneurship Development
Publisher:
ILMA UNIVERSITY
Published:
7 December 2015
Issue:
Issue 2 : Volume 11
E-ISSN:
2409-6520
P-ISSN:
2414-8393
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