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  • 1.  Meta-Analysis: Impact of Entrepreneurship Education

    Posted 09-23-2008 11:42
    Hello:

    My colleagues and I plan to conduct a meta-analysis on the topic of
    the impact of entrepreneurship education on future employment and/or
    success as an entrepreneur. Specifically, we plan to examine whether
    exposure to formal education in entrepreneurship (e.g. community
    college courses, undergraduate courses at colleges/universities,
    graduate courses colleges/universities, etc.) leads to either: 1) an
    increased likelihood of starting a business, or joining a start-up
    company, upon completion of the course work; or 2) entrepreneurial
    success (e.g. firms with high survival rates, increased revenue,
    etc.). We would be comparing these groups to those who have not
    received formal entrepreneurship education.

    If you have conducted research in either of these areas, we would very
    much appreciate it if:

    1. You could make us aware of any little known research that is not
    available in the published literature;
    2. You could send us any unpublished papers you have on one or both of
    these topics (journal articles, masters and/or doctoral theses,
    technical reports, and research institute/center reports, among
    others);
    3. You could send us any citations of papers you have published on these topics;
    4. You would be willing to share any raw data that you do not plan on
    publishing but you think would be helpful in including in a
    meta-analysis of this type.

    If you have any of the above that you would like to have included in
    our meta-analysis, please send them to: jmcnall1@gmail.com.

    Thanks in advance,
    Jeff

    P.S. My apologies for cross-postings.

    --
    Jeffrey J. McNally
    Ph.D. Student, Management (OB/HRM)
    School of Business & Economics
    Wilfrid Laurier University
    Waterloo, ON, N2L 3C5
    Email: jmcnall1@gmail.com
    Phone: (519) 884-0710 (ext. 2352)


  • 2.  Meta-Analysis: Impact of Entrepreneurship Education

    Posted 09-23-2008 15:05
    Jeff,

    Entrepreneurs get attention, yet are a tiny fraction of innovators.
    "Intrapreneurs" are far more important to any national economy, but I never
    hear about studying them.

    Intrapreneurs start new businesses within existing organizations. They face
    similar issues: products worth developing, attracting both skills and
    funding. In their case, permission from management to pursue their project.
    Years ago, "skunkworks" was a breeding place for intrapreneurs. Today the
    process has been mainstreamed in some companies.

    I would think that education in entrepreneurship would render students unfit
    for industrial-age companies that don't really understand innovation or
    entrepreneurship.

    A couple of years ago, I Googled "Entrepreneurship and Innovation." Found
    many dozens of university institutes. Googling the words in the other
    order, I found dozens more. Of those only Penn State focused on
    intrapreneurship.

    Best,

    Gary



    ...........................................
    Gary Lundquist
    Director@InnoSearchColorado.com

    Colorado Resources*for Innovation
    303-840-9929*
    ...........................................
    GaryL@Market-Engineering.com
    Innovation of Business and
    the Business of InnovationT


    -----Original Message-----
    From: Management Education and Development Discussion
    [mailto:MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Jeff McNally
    Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 9:42 AM
    To: MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: Meta-Analysis: Impact of Entrepreneurship Education


    Hello:

    My colleagues and I plan to conduct a meta-analysis on the topic of the
    impact of entrepreneurship education on future employment and/or success as
    an entrepreneur. Specifically, we plan to examine whether exposure to formal
    education in entrepreneurship (e.g. community college courses, undergraduate
    courses at colleges/universities, graduate courses colleges/universities,
    etc.) leads to either: 1) an increased likelihood of starting a business, or
    joining a start-up company, upon completion of the course work; or 2)
    entrepreneurial success (e.g. firms with high survival rates, increased
    revenue, etc.). We would be comparing these groups to those who have not
    received formal entrepreneurship education.

    If you have conducted research in either of these areas, we would very much
    appreciate it if:

    1. You could make us aware of any little known research that is not
    available in the published literature; 2. You could send us any unpublished
    papers you have on one or both of these topics (journal articles, masters
    and/or doctoral theses, technical reports, and research institute/center
    reports, among others); 3. You could send us any citations of papers you
    have published on these topics; 4. You would be willing to share any raw
    data that you do not plan on publishing but you think would be helpful in
    including in a meta-analysis of this type.

    If you have any of the above that you would like to have included in our
    meta-analysis, please send them to: jmcnall1@gmail.com.

    Thanks in advance,
    Jeff

    P.S. My apologies for cross-postings.

    --
    Jeffrey J. McNally
    Ph.D. Student, Management (OB/HRM)
    School of Business & Economics
    Wilfrid Laurier University
    Waterloo, ON, N2L 3C5
    Email: jmcnall1@gmail.com
    Phone: (519) 884-0710 (ext. 2352)


  • 3.  Meta-Analysis: Impact of Entrepreneurship Education

    Posted 09-23-2008 23:38
    Sometimes Intrapreneurship Courses are under different names. I teach a course called Corporate Innovation and New Ventures which is an Intrepreneurship Course.

    C

    Carolyn J. Fausnaugh PhD, CPA
    Asst Professor of Strategy & New Ventures
    Florida Institute of Technology
    Melbourne, Florida 32901
    Phone: 321-674-7375; Fax: 321-674-8896
    E-mail: cfausnau@fit.edu

    ________________________________

    From: Management Education and Development Discussion on behalf of Gary Lundquist
    Sent: Tue 9/23/2008 3:04 PM
    To: MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: Re: Meta-Analysis: Impact of Entrepreneurship Education



    Jeff,

    Entrepreneurs get attention, yet are a tiny fraction of innovators.
    "Intrapreneurs" are far more important to any national economy, but I never
    hear about studying them.

    Intrapreneurs start new businesses within existing organizations. They face
    similar issues: products worth developing, attracting both skills and
    funding. In their case, permission from management to pursue their project.
    Years ago, "skunkworks" was a breeding place for intrapreneurs. Today the
    process has been mainstreamed in some companies.

    I would think that education in entrepreneurship would render students unfit
    for industrial-age companies that don't really understand innovation or
    entrepreneurship.

    A couple of years ago, I Googled "Entrepreneurship and Innovation." Found
    many dozens of university institutes. Googling the words in the other
    order, I found dozens more. Of those only Penn State focused on
    intrapreneurship.

    Best,

    Gary



    ...........................................
    Gary Lundquist
    Director@InnoSearchColorado.com

    Colorado Resources*for Innovation
    303-840-9929*
    ...........................................
    GaryL@Market-Engineering.com
    Innovation of Business and
    the Business of InnovationT


    -----Original Message-----
    From: Management Education and Development Discussion
    [mailto:MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Jeff McNally
    Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 9:42 AM
    To: MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: Meta-Analysis: Impact of Entrepreneurship Education


    Hello:

    My colleagues and I plan to conduct a meta-analysis on the topic of the
    impact of entrepreneurship education on future employment and/or success as
    an entrepreneur. Specifically, we plan to examine whether exposure to formal
    education in entrepreneurship (e.g. community college courses, undergraduate
    courses at colleges/universities, graduate courses colleges/universities,
    etc.) leads to either: 1) an increased likelihood of starting a business, or
    joining a start-up company, upon completion of the course work; or 2)
    entrepreneurial success (e.g. firms with high survival rates, increased
    revenue, etc.). We would be comparing these groups to those who have not
    received formal entrepreneurship education.

    If you have conducted research in either of these areas, we would very much
    appreciate it if:

    1. You could make us aware of any little known research that is not
    available in the published literature; 2. You could send us any unpublished
    papers you have on one or both of these topics (journal articles, masters
    and/or doctoral theses, technical reports, and research institute/center
    reports, among others); 3. You could send us any citations of papers you
    have published on these topics; 4. You would be willing to share any raw
    data that you do not plan on publishing but you think would be helpful in
    including in a meta-analysis of this type.

    If you have any of the above that you would like to have included in our
    meta-analysis, please send them to: jmcnall1@gmail.com.

    Thanks in advance,
    Jeff

    P.S. My apologies for cross-postings.

    --
    Jeffrey J. McNally
    Ph.D. Student, Management (OB/HRM)
    School of Business & Economics
    Wilfrid Laurier University
    Waterloo, ON, N2L 3C5
    Email: jmcnall1@gmail.com
    Phone: (519) 884-0710 (ext. 2352)