Entrepreneurial Learning and Academic Role Identities in Pre-Incubation Programs

Greta Serpente; Daniela Bolzani

doi:10.5465/AMPROC.2025.17723abstract

Entrepreneurial Learning and Academic Role Identities in Pre-Incubation Programs

Department of Strategy and Innovation

University of Bologna

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Abstract

In this study, we analyze the factors that drive entrepreneurial learning among early-career academics in pre-incubation programs and examine how (academic) role identities influence this process. Using a longitudinal case study, with data collected through semi-structured interviews, field observations, and web materials, we show that early-career academics differ in their career preferences, ranging from a taste for science to a taste for industry. These orientations shape learning mechanisms within pre-incubation programs and influence their outcomes. This study contributes to the literature on entrepreneurial learning in pre-incubation programs and provides viable implications for program managers and policy makers.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Eighty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management
Editors	Sonia Taneja
Number of pages	1
Place of Publication	Valhalla, NY
Publisher	Academy of Management
Publication date	Jun 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2025.17723abstract
Publication status	Published - Jun 2025
Event	The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2025 - Bella Center, København, Denmark Duration: 25 Jul 2025 → 29 Jul 2025 Conference number: 85 https://aom.org/events/annual-meeting/2025-copenhagen-denmark

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Conference	The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2025
Number	85
Location	Bella Center
Country/Territory	Denmark
City	København
Period	25/07/2025 → 29/07/2025
Internet address	https://aom.org/events/annual-meeting/2025-copenhagen-denmark

Series	Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings
ISSN	0065-0668

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Serpente, G & Bolzani, D 2025, Entrepreneurial Learning and Academic Role Identities in Pre-Incubation Programs. in S Taneja (ed.), Proceedings of the Eighty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. Academy of Management, Valhalla, NY, Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2025, København, Denmark, 25/07/2025. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2025.17723abstract

Entrepreneurial Learning and Academic Role Identities in Pre-Incubation Programs. / Serpente, Greta; Bolzani, Daniela.
Proceedings of the Eighty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. ed. / Sonia Taneja. Valhalla, NY: Academy of Management, 2025. (Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings).

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