Nabi, Ghulam, Holden, Rick and Walmsley, Andreas (2010) From student to entrepreneur: towards a model of graduate entrepreneurial career‐making. Journal of Education and Work, 23 (5). pp. 389-415.

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Abstract

This paper examines the process of transition from student to graduate entrepreneur. The aim is to develop a typological framework that captures the key person–environment dimensions involved in this transitional journey. This paper draws upon interview data from 15 graduates, all of whom had established their own business within five years of graduation. The paper engages with two dimensions that, we argue, usefully capture an important dynamic of the student‐to‐entrepreneurship transition: (1) the entrepreneurial maturity of the individual; and (2) the complexity of the business idea. The paper maps qualitative data from the graduates onto a framework based on these dimensions. This offers the basis for an enhanced understanding of the graduate entrepreneurship process. The paper concludes with a discussion of implications for theory and practice and, importantly, further research.

Item Type:	Article
Status:	Published
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1080/13639080.2010.515968
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
School/Department:	York Business School
URI:	https://ray.yorksj.ac.uk/id/eprint/462

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