Stimulating Entrepreneurial Behaviour Through Start-Up Competitions: Current Features of Provision in UK Higher Education Institutions

Watson, Kayleigh (2019) Stimulating Entrepreneurial Behaviour Through Start-Up Competitions: Current Features of Provision in UK Higher Education Institutions. In: Entrepreneurial Behaviour: Individual, Contextual and Microfoundational Perspectives. Springer, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 121-143. ISBN 9783030044015, 9783030044022

Preview

Text Stimulating Entrepreneurial Behaviour through Start.pdf - Accepted Version Download (241kB) | Preview

Abstract

Start-up competitions are often provided by higher education institutions as a means of stimulating and supporting nascent entrepreneurial behaviour amongst their students, graduates and staff. This chapter offers a timely exploration of the features of this provision in a UK context. After a fine-grained examination of the factors which have driven start-up competition provision and the purpose of this provision, this chapter provides observations with regard to start-up competition entrance requirements, rounds, business support, judging and prizes and awards, these constituting the dominant features of current provision in UK higher education institutions. The chapter concludes with a discussion of some emergent issues and questions that warrant further attention in the pursuit of understanding the effectiveness of start-up competitions in stimulating and supporting entrepreneurial behaviour.

Actions (login required)

View Item

Downloads