What is it about?

The purpose of this paper is to examine the differences between the four main kinds of business schools in Egypt (private; internationally affiliated; public with local programs; and public with international programs) in terms of perceptions of entrepreneurial orientation (EO).

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Why is it important?

The recent literature has put little effort in understanding the effects of cultural differences among universities and its departments in terms of EO and none in identifying the differences between HE systems on the same topic. the results of this study may be broadly applied to higher education (HE) systems in other countries where strong entrepreneurship has contribute to building a more solid economy.

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Dr. Sherein Hamed Abou-Warda is an Assistant Professor of Business Administration and Deputy Dean, Faculty of Commerce, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt. She worked as a Head of Business Administration Department, Director of Quality Assurance Centre, Coordinator of Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes (AHELO) and Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, Kafrelsheikh University. Dr. Warda is presently reviewer at Journal of Higher Education Research& Development; International Journal of Productivity and Performance, Journal of Educational Research, and International Journal of Management Education. Previous publications are papers titled: “Mediation Effect of sustainability competencies on the relation between barriers and project Sustainability”, Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal; “A synthesis model of sustainable market orientation: conceptualization, measurement, and influence on academic accreditation”, Journal of Marketing for Higher Education; “Entrepreneurial orientation in business schools: a comparative study of higher education systems in Egypt”, International Journal of Educational Management; Technology; “New Educational Services Development: Framework for Technology Entrepreneurship Education at Universities in Egypt”, International Journal of Educational Management; “DEA Approach to Enhancement of Internal Quality Assurance Systems in Technical Departments" Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences; and “A Standardized Marketing Audit Model for Entrepreneurship Education in Egypt”, International Journal of Service Science, Management, Engineering. “A Conceptual framework for Marketing High Technology Products”. Dr Sherein H. Abou-Warda can be contacted at: dr.shery_warda@yahoo.com

Professor Sherein Hamed Abou-Warda
Kaferelshiek University

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This page is a summary of: Entrepreneurial orientation in business schools, The International Journal of Educational Management, March 2015, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/ijem-11-2013-0165.
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