The effect of Triple helix and innovative local community on the sustainable entrepreneurship in resource dependent region of China

摘要

During recent years, resource dependent regions in China are facing great transitional challenges in transforming into new sustainable development. Entrepreneurship is considered to be vital vehicle in this process. Based on prior research, this research tries to provide deeper view about the effects of Triple Helix and innovative local community on sustainable entrepreneurship. A survey of 1224 university students joined in Entrepreneur Association was carried out to support this theorized model. The main findings of this research suggest that university undergraduates in resource dependent regions are improved to be risk seeking and fill with courage quotient in break away with market barriers. This process involves different collaboration, and should be carried out by the type of universities. For the non-science and engineering university, the marginal effect of different stakeholders on sustainable entrepreneurship are strengthened when adding in the trilateral interact effect among university, innovative local community and the government. When considering the science and engineering universities, triple cooperation mode is the most efficient way compared with other cooperation (bilateral and quadrilateral) modes in fostering sustainable entrepreneurship. These findings contribute to literature streams on both of sustainable entrepreneurship and sustainable transition. Finally, four kinds of special strategies for different stakeholders were recommended by extending our results.