Professor Rod McNaughton: Universities need to prioritise the entrepreneurial mindset....

Beyond the ivory tower: universities need to prioritise the entrepreneurial mindset, not just new ideas

As universities consider their future in the 21st century, many are embracing the concept of “innovation” in their strategic plans.

According to Harvard Business School, innovation is “a product, service, business model or strategy that’s both novel and useful”.

Eric Crampton: Celebrating political entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship is highly rated. My son’s school even renamed their NCEA Level 1 economics paper “Entrepreneurial economics” and their accounting paper “Entrepreneurial finance.”

But entrepreneurship remains underrated. Entrepreneurs’ alertness to opportunity, and determination to see it through, are a fundamental source of rising living standards.

But public sector entrepreneurialism often goes unnoticed. Results may not always be as desirable as in the private sector, but who are we to judge?

So let us recognise some remarkable public sector entrepreneurship.