Becoming an entrepreneurial university: characteristics, models and impact on external environment

Theliterature review describes howtwo academic revolutions changed the characteristics of universities towards the external environment,leading them to act as enterprises. The purpose is to analyse the models that universities have been developing, the factors that influence their activities and the consequences of universities’ entrepreneurial behaviour. To do so, the literature review evaluated academic papers and relevant publications. The analysis shows that entrepreneurial universities developed new missions to allow them to have a stronger impact on the external environment. To conclude, future research could describe a third academic revolution that is leading to the advancement of sustainable universities