Author:
Adcroft Andy,Dhaliwal Spinder,Willis Robert
Abstract
PurposeTo consider whether the growth in management and entrepreneurship education is driven by (external) demand or (internal) academic supply.Design/methodology/approachThree key elements of the intellectual context of management and entrepreneurship education are considered: the apparent causal relationship between improved management and economic performance; the privilege afforded to management as an agent of change in the context of globalisation; reforms in the public sector which define problems in terms of management rather than resources.FindingsThere is a lack of clarity as to whether the purpose of entrepreneurship education is about promoting higher levels of activity or better recognising entrepreneurial activity.Originality/valueThe paper offers an alternative perspective on entrepreneurship education through an examination of its purpose rather than its form and content.
Subject
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous),Business and International Management
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