Przedsiębiorczość akademicka: cechy i znaczenie w gospodarce światowej i polskiej

The paper treats of the distinctive features of academic entrepreneurship. It discusses importance of this type of entrepreneurship in highly developed countries drawing on models of higher education. Moreover, the paper presents the example of an American university which gave a birth to many companies that are well known beyond the American economy. The paper also highlights the action stimulating academic entrepreneurship in Poland and its development barriers.