Bridging the Gap between Entrepreneurship Education and Entrepreneurial Performance in Nigeria: Assessment Framework for Higher Education

The present analysis, largely guided by the Triple Helix Model, situates entrepreneurial capacity in Nigeria within the relational university - industry - government system, rather than examining an isolated contribution of each element to the entrepreneurial eco-system. The empirical context focuse...

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Published inAfrican Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (AJIE) Vol. 3; no. 1; pp. 73 - 96
Main Authors Ogunsola, Jamiu A, Saba, Danladi N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Adonis & Abbey Publishers Ltd 01.04.2024
Subjects
Business failures
Economic conditions
Employment
Entrepreneurial finance
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship education
Evaluation
Government
Higher education
Innovations
National development
Public policy
Teaching
Unemployment
Nigeria
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Summary:The present analysis, largely guided by the Triple Helix Model, situates entrepreneurial capacity in Nigeria within the relational university - industry - government system, rather than examining an isolated contribution of each element to the entrepreneurial eco-system. The empirical context focuses on entrepreneurial performance through evidence of low business survival and unemployment statistics. The goals were twofold: first, we adapted the Triple Helix model to the Nigeria context; and subsequently, we derived evidence through the role of higher education to situate poor assessment of entrepreneurial competence as the main driver of poor entrepreneurial performance. The study therefore draws an assessment framework to bridge entrepreneurial education and performance in the light of the government policies intended to ignite innovation for national development.
ISSN:2753-3131
2753-314X
DOI:10.31920/2753-314X/2024/v3n1a4