The organizational workshop: A conceptual exploration of the boundary spanning role of university entrepreneurship and innovation centers

Matthew M. Mars; Sherry Hoskinson

doi:10.1108/S1048-4736(2010)0000021008

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Advances in the Study of Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Economic Growth

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The organizational workshop: A conceptual exploration of the boundary spanning role of university entrepreneurship and innovation centers

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Title:	The organizational workshop: A conceptual exploration of the boundary spanning role of university entrepreneurship and innovation centers
Author(s):	Matthew M. Mars, Sherry Hoskinson
Volume:	21 Editor(s): Gary D. Libecap, Marie Thursby, Sherry Hoskinson ISBN: 978-0-85724-199-3 eISBN: 978-0-85724-200-6
Citation:	Matthew M. Mars, Sherry Hoskinson (2010), The organizational workshop: A conceptual exploration of the boundary spanning role of university entrepreneurship and innovation centers, in Gary D. Libecap, Marie Thursby, Sherry Hoskinson (ed.) Spanning Boundaries and Disciplines: University Technology Commercialization in the Idea Age (Advances in the Study of Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Economic Growth, Volume 21), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.119-138
DOI:	10.1108/S1048-4736(2010)0000021008 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Article type:	Chapter Item
Abstract:	In this chapter, we consider the tensions that arise at the intersection of various organizational units (i.e., academic departments, research centers, and administrative areas) and actors (i.e., professors, graduate students, investors, and secular entrepreneurs) that are commonly involved with academic entrepreneurship and the exploration of the entrepreneurial dimensions of science. Using the premises of organizational boundary spanning (e.g., Aldrich & Herker, 1977; Thompson, 1967; Tushman & Scanlan, 1981), we organize our discussion around the role of university entrepreneurship and innovation centers in facilitating and mediating the interorganizational transactions that most often underpin academic entrepreneurship. Specifically, we illustrate and discuss the role university entrepreneurship and innovation centers play in (1) managing the various agendas and expectations of stakeholders within and outside of the academy, (2) providing clarity of purpose to the entrepreneurial endeavor, (3) clarifying ownership rights throughout the entrepreneurial process, and 4) maximizing the potential of individuals to contribute to venture success.