ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS OF RESEARCH SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS

Authors

  • Boris Urban Graduate School of Management, Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6212-0169
  • Janine Chanston Graduate School of Management, Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7166/29-2-1533

Keywords:

Entrepreneurial, intentions, scientists, planned behaviour,

Abstract

Recognising the importance of the commercialisation of university intellectual property, the entrepreneurial intentions (EI) of research scientists and engineers at universities and science councils in South Africa are investigated. The study of intentions in an academic context has been recognised because of the potential of entrepreneurship to ignite new research knowledge. Following hypothesis testing, the results show that the EI antecedents of attitudes towards behaviour, social norms, and perceived behavioural control need to be treated systematically. By integrating these factors into one cohesive framework, policy makers may better understand the complexity of the antecedents involved in enhancing EI.

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Author Biographies

Boris Urban, Graduate School of Management, Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

chair and prof in entreprenruship at WBS

Janine Chanston, Graduate School of Management, Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Janine is a research scientist at the CSIR and recemtly grauated with a Masters in Entrepreneurship from the University of Witwatersrand.

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Published

2018-08-31

How to Cite

Urban, B., & Chanston, J. (2018). ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS OF RESEARCH SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS. The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 29(2), 113–126. https://doi.org/10.7166/29-2-1533

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 2 (2018)

Section

General Articles

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