Universities are fertile grounds for innovation and learning entrepreneurial characteristics
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| Description: | The Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning interviewed Prof Walter Kuemmerle, a guest speaker at the recent European Entrepreneurship Colloquium (EEC 2012) in Cambridge, about the role of the University in fostering innovation and entrepreneurship. During the EEC, Prof Kuemmerle focussed on technology entrepreneurship in proximity to a University, the role of the University and some of the challenges for a start-up company using specific case study examples. He regards Universities as fertile grounds for innovation but has some interesting comments on the tendency for creating ‘lifestyle’ entrepreneurs. Professor Kuemmerle believes there are key entrepreneurial characteristics which can be learned and has written a Harvard Business School publication based on this subject. He also talks about the need for more investigation through research about University environments and the resulting start-ups. |
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| Created: | 2012-09-11 17:43 | ||||
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Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning - Entrepreneurs & Experts Podcast Series |
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| Publisher: | Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning | ||||
| Copyright: | Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning | ||||
| Language: | eng (English) | ||||
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| Abstract: | Walter Kuemmerle is a leading academic expert on international strategy and management, as well as entrepreneurship and private equity. He is the president of Kuemmerle Research Group, Ltd., an independent research, consulting and executive education firm. Professor Kuemmerle holds a Master's degree in Industrial Economics from the Koblenz School of Corporate Management in Germany where he graduated best in his class in 1992. In 1996 he earned a Doctorate in Business Administration with a specialization in strategy and business policy at the Harvard Business School. He has also studied the management of fast-growing organizations and innovation management in large firms. In addition to his academic and practitioner publications, he authored over 40 Harvard Business School case studies on companies located in over 25 countries. Kuemmerle serves on the board of several privately held companies. Read more about Walter at http://www.walterkuemmerle.com/kuemmerle/about.html |
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