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Female entrepreneurs’ motivations, intentions and barriers in Higher Education: A case study from Team Academy Bristol (2023)
Book Chapter
Urzelai, B., Caple, L., & Watkins, S. (2023). Female entrepreneurs’ motivations, intentions and barriers in Higher Education: A case study from Team Academy Bristol. In J. H. Block, J. Halberstadt, N. Högsdal, A. Kuckertz, & H. Neergaard (Eds.), Progress in Entrepreneurship Education and Training: New Methods, Tools, and Lessons Learned from Practice (223-241). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28559-2_15

The objective of this study is to examine factors contributing to entrepreneurial intention, motivation and barriers among female university students. For this, we take a case study approach and focus on a Team Academy undergraduate degree programme... Read More about Female entrepreneurs’ motivations, intentions and barriers in Higher Education: A case study from Team Academy Bristol.

Women tech hub: Supporting females to accelerate the digitalization of their start-ups in Georgia (2022)
Book Chapter
Urzelai, B., Carracedo, P., & Mghebrishvili, A. (2022). Women tech hub: Supporting females to accelerate the digitalization of their start-ups in Georgia. In Digitalization in Business: On the Road to a Sustainable World. Nova Science Publishers

We are now living in a constantly changing context characterized by a high digital revolution that adds uncertainty and complexity to business managers and entrepreneurs around the world. Therefore, organizations are witnessing and leading many digit... Read More about Women tech hub: Supporting females to accelerate the digitalization of their start-ups in Georgia.

Mondragon Team Academy and LEINN Degree: From an educational revolution to a global social innovation inter-cooperation network (2022)
Book Chapter
Luzarraga Monasterio, J. M., Gibert, M., Lazaro, B., Lizartza, A., & Urzelai, B. (2022). Mondragon Team Academy and LEINN Degree: From an educational revolution to a global social innovation inter-cooperation network. In B. Urzelai, & E. Vettraino (Eds.), Team Academy in Practice. Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

This chapter studies Mondragon Team Academy (MTA) as a whole and the LEINN Degree, in particular, which started in 2008 in Mondragon University (MU) as a teampreneurship education revolution that aimed to reconnect with the MONDRAGON youth creating... Read More about Mondragon Team Academy and LEINN Degree: From an educational revolution to a global social innovation inter-cooperation network.

Programme evolution, success factors and key challenges: The case of Team Entrepreneurship at UWE, Bristol (2022)
Book Chapter
Urzelai, B., & Davies, L. (2022). Programme evolution, success factors and key challenges: The case of Team Entrepreneurship at UWE, Bristol. In B. Urzelai, & E. Vettraino (Eds.), Team Academy in Practice. Routledge

UWE was a pioneer in the UK launching and implementing a Team Entrepreneurship undergraduate degree in 2013. Since then, the programme has been adapting and restructuring considering the feedback obtained from educators, partners and students. This c... Read More about Programme evolution, success factors and key challenges: The case of Team Entrepreneurship at UWE, Bristol.

Team coaching practice in the UK, a comparative study (2022)
Book Chapter
Iraci, D., Urzelai, B., & Dance, G. (2022). Team coaching practice in the UK, a comparative study. In B. Urzelai, & E. Vettraino (Eds.), Team Academy in Diverse Settings. Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

This research focuses on the differences between the programmes, TA tools and the methods used, with the main focus on Team coaching practices (especially in the context of training sessions) in the UK. A qualitative method is employed, through a mul... Read More about Team coaching practice in the UK, a comparative study.

Exploring the professional identity and career trajectories of undergraduates on a team-based, experiential  degree programme (2022)
Book Chapter
Davies, L., Urzelai, B., & Ozadowicz, K. (2022). Exploring the professional identity and career trajectories of undergraduates on a team-based, experiential  degree programme. In G. J. Larios-Hernandez, A. Walmsley, & I. Lopez-Castro (Eds.), Theorising Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Education: Reflections on the Development of the Entrepreneurial Mindset (191-210). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87865-8_11

Based on the pioneering Finnish Team Academy model, BA (Hons) Business: Team Entrepreneurship is an undergraduate degree programme at the University of the West of England underpinned by self-managed, team-based experiential entrepreneurial learning.... Read More about Exploring the professional identity and career trajectories of undergraduates on a team-based, experiential  degree programme.

Team companies as communities of practice: Considerations and reflections for future practice (2021)
Book Chapter
Urzelai, B. (2021). Team companies as communities of practice: Considerations and reflections for future practice. In E. Vettraino, & B. Urzelai (Eds.), Team Academy: Leadership and Teams. Routledge

This research looks at collective learning and explores the application of the concept of communities of practice (CoP) within a Team Academy context, where students form team companies (TC) of around 15-20 members from day 1 and for 3 years. It aims... Read More about Team companies as communities of practice: Considerations and reflections for future practice.

Is it all in the mindset? Team coaching, psychological capital and the collaborative development of an entrepreneurial mindset (2021)
Book Chapter
Jarvis, C., Gaggiotti, H., & Kars-Unluoglu, S. (2022). Is it all in the mindset? Team coaching, psychological capital and the collaborative development of an entrepreneurial mindset. In E. Vettraino, & B. Urzelai (Eds.), Team Academy: Leadership and Teams. Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

The changing nature of work attaches greater significance, by organisations, entrepreneurs and students alike, to the development of entrepreneurial capacities, with growing interest in entrepreneurial mindset and psychological capital (self-efficacy... Read More about Is it all in the mindset? Team coaching, psychological capital and the collaborative development of an entrepreneurial mindset.

Part 1: The phenomenon of ‘it’ as leadership in the team academy model: Context and overview (2021)
Book Chapter
Ozadowicz, K. (2021). Part 1: The phenomenon of ‘it’ as leadership in the team academy model: Context and overview. In E. Vettraino, & B. Urzelai (Eds.), Team Academy: Leadership and Teams (72-84). Routledge

ithin Entrepreneurship Education, Team Academy is seen by some as an innovative pedagogical model that enhances social connectivity, as well as experiential, student-centred and team-based learning. It also creates spaces for transformative learning... Read More about Part 1: The phenomenon of ‘it’ as leadership in the team academy model: Context and overview.

Part II: The phenomenon of “I as leader'' in the team academy model: Characteristics and attributes (2021)
Book Chapter
Ozadowicz, K. (2021). Part II: The phenomenon of “I as leader'' in the team academy model: Characteristics and attributes. In E. Vettraino, & . B. Urzelai (Eds.), Team Academy: Leadership and Teams (126-139). Routledge

Within Entrepreneurship Education, Team Academy is seen by some as an innovative pedagogical model that enhances social connectivity, as well as experiential, student-centred and team-based learning. It also creates spaces for transformative learning... Read More about Part II: The phenomenon of “I as leader'' in the team academy model: Characteristics and attributes.

Agglomerations, clusters and industrial districts: Evolution and opportunities for future research (2019)
Book Chapter
Miguel, G., Puig, F., & Urzelai, B. (2019). Agglomerations, clusters and industrial districts: Evolution and opportunities for future research. In F. Puig, & B. Urzelai (Eds.), Economic clusters and globalization: Diversity and Resilience. Routledge

After decades of changes driven by globalization, the time has come to revisit the clustering literature. Clustering is one of the most studied business phenomena because enabling firms to compete globally while cooperating locally. The analysis of t... Read More about Agglomerations, clusters and industrial districts: Evolution and opportunities for future research.

The value of local externalities in country-of-origin clusters: Evidence from China (2019)
Book Chapter
Urzelai, B., & Puig, F. (2019). The value of local externalities in country-of-origin clusters: Evidence from China. In E. Pickering (Ed.), The Changing Strategies of International Business (117-133). Palgrave Macmillan

Business cooperation and the exchange of information and knowledge are actions and decisions that firms can build in order to compete more effectively in globalized markets. These options are even more relevant for SMEs to access and expand in new in... Read More about The value of local externalities in country-of-origin clusters: Evidence from China.