1、英文 4500 单词, 25500 英文字符,中文 7700 字 文献出处: Berry R I, Kumar A, Scott J P. Is innovation being addressed in entrepreneurship undergraduate programs? An exploratory studyJ. Education Research International, 2014 , 2014(25, article a15):1-7. Is Innovation Being Addressed in Entrepreneurship Undergraduate P
2、rograms? An Exploratory Study Robert I. Berry, Anil Kumar, and James P. Scott Entrepreneurial programs have experienced a phenomenal growth in the past two decades. In this exploratory study the authors survey undergraduate entrepreneurship programs to identify courses that are being offered by thes
3、e programs with the objective of determining if innovation is being addressed in the programs. The study explores innovation from both startup and corporate perspectives to see if industry needs are being met by academia. Findings suggest that entrepreneurship programs focus on functional knowledge
4、and an opportunity exists to include courses that address innovation, design, intellectual property, and social media. Further research is needed to align market needs with academic offerings in entrepreneurship programs. 1. Introduction Entrepreneurial education should be an enabling education that
5、 focuses on innovation, which we define as the creation of new capacities for wealth creation. Drucker 1 defined innovation as the specific tool of entrepreneurs, the means by which they exploit change as an opportunity for a different business or a different service. It is capable of being presente
6、d as a discipline, capable of being learned, capable of being practiced (page 17). We define innovation as the process of creating a product or service solution that delivers significant new customer value. Just being a new or incremental improvement by itself is not innovation unless the idea is capable of creating value or capacity for wealth creation. Entrepreneurship is the exploitation of the innovation activities. Innovation creates the potential to fuel economic growth in a nation.