Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management
Manlio Del Giudice
Maria Rosaria Delia Peruta
Elias G. Carayannis
Student Entrepreneurship in the Social Knowledge Economy
Successful Cases and Management Practices
Traditionally, the study of entrepreneurial behavior focuses on such factors as (I) the personality characteristics that distinguish the entrepreneur from nonentrepreneur and (II) demographic
characteristics such gender, age, familiar antecedents, and education. With particular respect to investigating the development, acquisition, and dissemination of entrepreneurial skills and
behaviors, the authors focus on the university environment, as a locus of research and innovation, where students are exposed to a wide variety of influences that are enhanced by a high degree
of connectivity.
The underlying theme of this volume is to develop our understanding of the sociology of student entrepreneurial behavior and in doing so attempt to synthesize literature investigating
individual talent with the literature on concurrent knowledge sourcing in the pursuit of entrepreneurial activities. Specifically, the authors investigate the degree to which access to diverse
knowledge (in addition to such psychological characteristics and tolerance of ambiguity and risk taking) influences the nature and probability of entrepreneurial success. Moreover, they explore
the role of social media and social networking in facilitating access to distributed and disparate information and knowledge.
The result is a multi-dimensional approach that sheds light on the dynamics of education, knowledge creation, social networking, innovation, and new business development.
