Abstract
Entrepreneurship education is widely recognized to trigger positive
effects through germination of innovative spirit, raising national
competitiveness and reductions in crime rates. The aim of this study is
to use curriculum laden value creation as stepping stone to infuse
entrepreneurship in universities. The study espouses a qualitative
research design with conduct of 31 in-depth interviews from CEOs,
with grounded theory as strategy of inquiry. The analysis refers to
existence of unstitched theory and practice dichotomies which had
cascaded a social vacuum at the nexus of academia and industry
relationships. There are multiple level problems in curriculum at
micro, macro, meso and Nano levels where curriculum is neither
horizontally coherent nor vertically integrated. The study highlights
absence of field sweat and exposure opportunities for students due to
resource scarcity which exhibits itself in lack of soft skills development
and hence low value creation capacities. The study contributes with
context specific recommendations like inclusion of training companies,
kick-off weeks, and field trips which hav
Muhammad Tariq Yousafzai. (2019) Curriculum Laden Value Creation as Stepping Stone to Link Theory-Practice Dichotomies in Entrepreneurship Education , Journal of Managerial Sciences, Volume 13, Issue 1.
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