A study of a university-led entrepreneurship education programme for small business owner/managers
A study of a university-led entrepreneurship education programme for small business owner/managers
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10.1080/08985626.2011.566377
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发表时间：
2012-01-01
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5.6
通讯作者：
Jack, Sarah
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作者：
Gordon, Ian;Hamilton, Eleanor;Jack, Sarah
中小企业部门对区域和国家经济至关重要[Thorpe，R.，J.科普，M. Ram和M.小贩2009.中小企业领导力发展：行动学习案例。行动学习：研究与实践6，3：201-8;琼斯，O.，A. Macpherson和R.索普2010.学习业主管理的小企业：调解人工制品和战略空间。创业和区域发展22，第7/8：649-73。认识到这一点，高等教育机构（HEIs）通过政府政策得到支持，为中小企业提供培训计划，旨在发展更高水平的技能，以支持增长[兰伯特商业大学合作评论。2003.最终报告，KM财政部，伦敦。http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk;英国财政部。2006. Leitch技能评论：全球经济中所有人的繁荣-世界级技能。伦敦：英国财政部; DIUS（商业创新大学和技能部）。2007.实施“争先恐后”：Sainsbury勋爵对政府科学和创新政策的审查。TSO; DIUS（商业创新大学和技能部）。2008.工作中的高等教育：高技能，高价值。http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/corporate/migratedD/ec_group/HLSS4_08（2011年2月7日访问）; Zhang，J.，和E.汉密尔顿。2010.企业主-经理人创业教育：建立有效学习社区的信任过程。Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship 23，no. 3：249-70].本研究认为，创业教育和中小企业主/管理人员之间的关系，通过检查由高等教育机构提供的方案，以增长为导向的小企业主/管理人员。它解决的问题：参与者认为哪些因素提高了高等教育和中小企业参与的有效性？参与者认为这种参与对他们作为在中小企业内经营的个人及其业务运作有什么影响？定性技术被用来探讨五个中小企业所有者/管理者在三个点在5年期间的情况。研究结果表明，创业教育为中小企业和该区域带来了一系列好处。通过参与，所有者/管理者与他人互动。他们网络的扩展支持了业务的增长和发展。这项研究表明，企业教育可以提供积极的利益，中小企业业主/管理人员和更广泛的区域，他们所在的。
The small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector is crucial to regional and national economies [Thorpe, R., J. Cope, M. Ram, and M. Pedler. 2009. Leadership development in small- and medium-sized enterprises: The case for action learning. Action Learning: Research and Practice 6, no. 3: 201-8; Jones, O., A. Macpherson, and R. Thorpe. 2010. Learning in owner-managed small firms: Mediating artefacts and strategic space. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development 22, no. 7/8: 649-73]. In recognition of this, Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have been supported through government policy to provide training programmes for SMEs aimed at developing a higher level of skills that will support growth [Lambert Review of Business-University Collaboration. 2003. Final Report, KM Treasury, London. http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk; HM Treasury. 2006. The Leitch Review of Skills: Prosperity for all in the global economy - World class skills. London: HM Treasury; DIUS (Department for Business Innovation Universities and Skills). 2007. Implementing 'The race to the top': Lord Sainsbury's review of government's science and innovation policies. TSO; DIUS (Department for Business Innovation Universities and Skills). 2008. Higher education at work: High skills, high value. http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/corporate/migratedD/ec_group/HLSS4_08 (accessed February 7, 2011); Zhang, J., and E. Hamilton. 2010. Entrepreneurship education for owner-managers: The process of trust building for an effective learning community. Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship 23, no. 3: 249-70]. This study considers the relationship between entrepreneurship education and SME owner/managers by examining a programme delivered by a HEI for growth-oriented small business owner/managers. It addresses the questions: What factors do participants believe enhance the effectiveness of HEI and SME engagement? And what impact, if any, do participants perceive such engagement has upon them as an individual operating within an SME and their business operations? Qualitative techniques are used to explore the situations of five SME owner/managers at three points during a 5-year period. Findings show that entrepreneurship education delivered a range of benefits to SMEs and the region. Through engaging, owner/managers interacted with others. This extension of their network supported business growth and development. This study demonstrates that enterprise education can deliver positive benefits to SME owner/managers and the wider region in which they are located.