WOMEN IN ACADEMIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP: A QUALITATIVE STUDY

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2025-1

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Özpineci, Gaye

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Research conducted at the universities by academicians and their students are transforming into new ideas and core technologies which initiate entrepreneurial pursuits leading to the development of the term “academic entrepreneurship”. Although academic entrepreneurship is at a focal point in terms of strategic plans for universities across the globe, still, it requires a more comprehensive definition and rigorous empirical work. This study aims to contribute to the literature by exploring the conceptualization of the term “academic entrepreneurship” through the perception of academicians at Middle East Technical University, and suggesting policy implications to contribute to the development of an effective academic entrepreneurship ecosystem. This research adopts a qualitative approach, in which 12 in-depth interviews were conducted with female faculty at a top tier research university in Türkiye. The results show that the understanding and the awareness of academic entrepreneurship and opportunities associated with it are limited among the participants. A framework of the concept which includes a larger boundary, increased number of academic entrepreneurship activities, and emphasizes the importance of process through which these activities and their outcomes come to life are outlined. Policy implications to overcome gender-related, personal, institutional and process-based barriers are discussed.

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Academic Entrepreneurship, Gender, Inclusive Innovation, Interview, Science and Technology Policy

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/113355

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Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis