Proceedings - FINPIN 2008 Conference

2nd international FINPIN Conference: Promoting Entrepreneurship by Universities, Hämeenlinna, Finland April 20–22, 2008

CONTENT

Research into Entrepreneurship and Enterprises

Akinlua O., Oyelola O. T & Adu, J.T: Entrepreneurship education in Nigeria

Calcei, D. & Moroz, D.: French entrepreneurship education: Schools and clusters cooperation

van Dorp, K-J.: Cross border virtual entrepreneurship: A multilateral European project under the Lifelong Learning Programme 2007-2013

Havumäki, H.: Changes in independent retailers’ marketing decision making and activities caused by chain management

Kostoglou, V. & Siakas, K.V.: Graduates’ entrepreneurship: Investigating self-employment of university graduates

Kružić, D. & Šustić-Bakula, I. & Pavić, I.: Young generation and relevance of the family business education: Empirical evidence from Croatia

Laitinen, K. & Vihermaa, K-M.: New entrepreneur’s network in the context of innovation

Lappalainen, J.: Impact of board composition and ownership structure on SME growth

Morales, C.E. & Rahe, M.: Entrepreneurial skills, significant differences from Finland, Spain and Argentina

Raskovic, V. & Senk, V. & Borocki, J. & Cosic, I.: Promoting entrepreneurial thinking in would-be and existing high-tech companies in Serbia

Regis, H. & Calado Dias, S. & Falk, J.A. & Bittencourt Bastos, A.B.: Entrepreneurial networks: Mentoring concepts in Brazilian technology incubators

Sankelo, M.: The owner-managers of social care companies: The content of work and work-related well-being

Seikkula-Leino, J. & Kyrö, P.: Entrepreneurial end enterprising readiness

Sirec, K. & Rebernik, M. & Tominc, P.: Growth aspirations of entrepreneurs and the factual growth of their companies

Soraci, A.: Innovation as a strategy of reaction to delocalization: Shipbuilding sector, a study case

Turunen, T.: Fostering entrepreneurship - easier if we could define it

University Related Entrepreneurship

Karjalainen, S.: Developing entrepreneurship through higher education in Finland

Vanhanen, R.: Innovations and entrepreneurship in promoting competitiveness in Finland

Bojović, V. & Sudarević, A.: Spin-off activity proliferation at university of Novi Sad

Laine, K. & Kainu, A-P. & Lähdeniemi, M.: Fostering welfare entrepreneurship in Finland

Lockett, N. & Johnston, L.: Exploring the role of universities in communities of innovation: A systems approach

Lockett, N. & Robinson, S.: Challenges for knowledge transfer between universities and industry: Multiple perspectives

Mertanen, O. & Lähdeniemi, M. & Neuvonen-Rauhala, M-L.: Entrepreneurship in action as a result of university’s strategic choice

O'Neal, T. & Schoen, H.: An incubator as a catalyst for high tech economic development

Picardo, M.: The university of Manchester incubator company

Winters, C. & Kurowska, M. & Marjoram, L.: Enhancing entrepreneurial pathways: Business incubation in a sub-regional context

Emerging and Best Practices

Ma Liang: Practice firm concept in China and the future challenges in Chinese economy

Baaken, T. & Davey, T. & Kliewe, T. & Francis, A.: A model for the assessment and extraction of entrepreneurial value from university research

Davey, T. & Klieve, T. & McIntyire, M.: Fostering entrepreneurial spirit and extracting entrepreneurial value

Ibáñez, A.: iNNoVaNDiS: Developing innovation & entrepreneurship

Ingle, S.: Performance measurement systems of campus-based incubators in Ireland

Keränen, K.: An entrepreneur’s thoughts and experiences regarding the generation change

Mulvehill, S.: Integrating emotional endurance training into entrepreneurship

Seppänen, S. & Kivelä, P.: Development project on wellbeing service entrepreneurship as support for new entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship Education

Alves, M.L. & Silva, P.C. & Ferreira, F.L. & Pereira, N.A.M.: The University-Industry collaboration in the Portuguese higher education subsystem – polytechnic institutes

Arenius, P. & Franzén, R. & Järvinen, N.: Teaching opportunity recognition to graduate students

Arhio, K. & Kaakko, M-L.: Business pre-incubator as a learning network

Brodie, J. & Anderson, M. & Laing, S.: Being innovative with the assessment process: Using posters in entrepreneurship education

Gallant, M.: Young Arab women develop critical entrepreneurial skills through college bazaar

Gunn, R. & Durkin, C. & Singh, G. & Brown, J.: First steps: An innovative approach to teaching social entrepreneurship

Hänti, S. & Kairisto-Mertanen, L. & Kallio-Gerlander, J. & Rantanen, H.: Identifying entrepreneurial competences in three different cross-disciplinary environments

Kangaslahti, V.: Reflections on the Singapore experiment in entrepreneurship education

Peltonen, K.: Entrepreneurial learning in and through a practice firm

Powell-Williams, K.: Teaching entrepreneurs: Implications for business schools from the NES-Babson experience

Price, B.: Teaching entrepreneurship or teaching how to be more entrepreneurial?

Ristimäki, K.: Entrepreneurial innovation and the integration of University entrepreneurship education in Finland

Römer-Paakkanen, T. & Pekkala, A.: Generating entrepreneurship from students’ hobbies

Seikkula-Leino, J.: Curriculum reform and the development of entrepreneurship education?

Silva P. C., Ferreira F. L., Alves M. L., Pereira N. A. M.: The entrepreneurship on the Portuguese higher education subsystem - polytechnic institutes

Taatila, V.: Innovation and entrepreneurship from international co-operation

Uddin, M. & Walz, D.: Center for entrepreneurship at Trinity University

Uecke, O. & Rex, T. & Gurtner, S. & Langer, R. & Schefczyk, M.: Entrepreneurship education: Contribution towards start-ups and participant migration management