TY - JOUR
T1 - Entrepreneurial Support Organizations as Providers of Entrepreneurial Education and Training
AU - Serpente, Greta
AU - Bolzani, Daniela
AU - Grimaldi, Rosa
N1 - Epub ahead of print. Published online: 13 January 2025.
PY - 2025/1/13
Y1 - 2025/1/13
N2 - Entrepreneurial support organizations (ESOs), such as pre-incubators, incubators, and accelerators, have gained significant attention for their role in fostering entrepreneurship. Among their key functions is bridging theoretical and practical knowledge, making them important settings for entrepreneurial education and training. This research provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of knowledge regarding entrepreneurial education and training offered by ESOs. Through a systematic literature review of 64 peer-reviewed articles, we examine the factors that motivate and influence the variety of entrepreneurship teaching and learning initiatives within ESOs, as well as their outcomes. The key findings of this study are as follows: organizational and institutional factors are the primary “antecedents” of entrepreneurial education and training in ESOs. These factors influence the “variety” of initiatives within ESOs (e.g., selection practices, program duration, teaching and evaluation methods) and the “outcomes” at both the individual and organizational levels. Based on these findings, we develop a taxonomy of educational ideotypes for ESOs. This work contributes to the literature on entrepreneurial education and entrepreneurial ecosystems, providing valuable policy and practice recommendations.
AB - Entrepreneurial support organizations (ESOs), such as pre-incubators, incubators, and accelerators, have gained significant attention for their role in fostering entrepreneurship. Among their key functions is bridging theoretical and practical knowledge, making them important settings for entrepreneurial education and training. This research provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of knowledge regarding entrepreneurial education and training offered by ESOs. Through a systematic literature review of 64 peer-reviewed articles, we examine the factors that motivate and influence the variety of entrepreneurship teaching and learning initiatives within ESOs, as well as their outcomes. The key findings of this study are as follows: organizational and institutional factors are the primary “antecedents” of entrepreneurial education and training in ESOs. These factors influence the “variety” of initiatives within ESOs (e.g., selection practices, program duration, teaching and evaluation methods) and the “outcomes” at both the individual and organizational levels. Based on these findings, we develop a taxonomy of educational ideotypes for ESOs. This work contributes to the literature on entrepreneurial education and entrepreneurial ecosystems, providing valuable policy and practice recommendations.
KW - Entrepreneurial support organizations
KW - Pre-incubators
KW - Incubators
KW - Accelerators
KW - Entrepreneurial education
KW - Entrepreneurial training
KW - Entrepreneurial learning
KW - Entrepreneurial support organizations
KW - Pre-incubators
KW - Incubators
KW - Accelerators
KW - Entrepreneurial education
KW - Entrepreneurial training
KW - Entrepreneurial learning
U2 - 10.1007/s10961-024-10177-4
DO - 10.1007/s10961-024-10177-4
M3 - Review article
SN - 0892-9912
JO - The Journal of Technology Transfer
JF - The Journal of Technology Transfer
ER -