RT Journal Article
T1 Beyond the good and the right: Rethinking the ethics of academic entrepreneurship from a relational perspective
A1 Toledano Garrido, Nuria
A1 González Sanz, Juan Diego
AB This paper critically reviews the ethical resonance of the academic entrepreneurship (AE) phenomenon in light of contemporary concerns about ethics and responsibility in public engagements with science, technology and thecommercialisation of technological discoveries through the creation of university spin-offs. In this context, we address the question of how we can know when we may consider AE as being ethical. We draw on the works on ethics of the French philosopher Paul Ricoeur  ̶ one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century ̶  toprovide an answer which encompasses but also goes beyond the association of ethics solely with ‘good’ purposesor ‘right’ norms to value it in each situation by paying special attention to how academic entrepreneurs behave intheir relationships with others. We conclude that it is the manner and quality of open, generous, meaningful andappropriate ‘self-regulation’ that defines academic entrepreneurs as ethical individuals. The paper helps toimprove the understanding of ethics in this field and may also illuminate academic entrepreneurs and universitypolicymakers seeking to improve qualitative outcomes in university spin-offs.
PB Elsevier
SN 0048-7333
SN 1873-7625 (electrónico)
YR 2024
FD 2024-03
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23365
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23365
LA eng
NO Toledano, N., & Gonzalez-Sanz, J. D. (2024). Beyond the good and the right: Rethinking the ethics of academic entrepreneurship from a relational perspective. In Research Policy (Vol. 53, Issue 2, p. 104944). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2023.104944
NO Funding for open access charge: Universidad de Huelva / CBUA
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 30 may 2026