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ENTREPRENEURISM FROM THE GROUND UP:
ENTREPRENEURISM, INNOVATION, AND RESPONSIVENESS
IN A START-UP UNIVERSITY
by
Michael Paul Anthony Wong
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
(EDUCATION)
May 2008
Copyright 2008 Michael Paul Anthony Wong
Object Description
| Title | Entrepreneurism from the ground up: entrepreneurism, innovation, and responsiveness in a start-up university |
| Author | Wong, Michael Paul Anthony |
| Author email | michaelpaul.wong@ucr.edu; mpawong1968@yahoo.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2009-01-26 |
| Date submitted | 2009 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2009-05-07 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Tierney, William G. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Hentschke, Guilbert C. Astor, Ron Avi |
| Abstract | Colleges and universities are under increased pressure from internal and external constituencies for increased innovation and responsiveness. Entrepreneurial private industry models such as start-up businesses, corporate ventures and spin-off organizations have been recognized for their ability to quickly adapt to changing business environments and rapidly innovate to take advantage of new opportunities. This case study investigates these claims with regard to a start-up university founded with the identity of an entrepreneurial, interdisciplinary institution that prepares graduate level students for leadership careers as entrepreneurs in the bio-tech industry. By interviewing twenty-four administrators, faculty, and members of the Board of Trustees, including all but one of the founding full-time faculty, I present an "insider's" depiction of the lived experience of those most closely associated with the founding and subsequent institution building of this unique higher education organization. Initial chapters present a theory of higher education organizations, derived from Birnbaum (1988) and Bolman and Deal (1991), as driven by two primary tasks: resolving identity and establishing power and resources in relation to that identity. I also present Russell and Russell's (1992) theory of "entrepreneurial posture" in relation to a higher education organization. Subsequent chapters analyze the start-up university's environment, strategy, culture, and structure within the framework of the two primary organizational tasks and Russell and Russell's (1992) definition of an entrepreneurial organization. |
| Keyword | entrepreneurism; innovation; responsiveness; higher education; biotechnology; science education; faculty; graduate education; professional education; start-up; interdisciplinary |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m2203 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Wong, Michael Paul Anthony |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Wong-2650 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume14/etd-Wong-2650.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Full text | ENTREPRENEURISM FROM THE GROUND UP: ENTREPRENEURISM, INNOVATION, AND RESPONSIVENESS IN A START-UP UNIVERSITY by Michael Paul Anthony Wong A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (EDUCATION) May 2008 Copyright 2008 Michael Paul Anthony Wong |
