Revisiting Entrepreneurial University Performance: The Strategic Role of Social Capital

The main objective of this study is to examine the impact of social capital on the performance of entrepreneurial universities. A comprehensive literature review was conducted to identify, select, and develop appropriate research instruments for the study. A quantitative research approach was adopted, involving selected respondents from six public universities—Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), and Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)—all of which were the previous finalists in the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) Entrepreneurial Awards (MEA). Descriptive and inferential analyses were subsequently employed to test the conceptual framework and to determine the influence of social capital on entrepreneurial university performance. The findings of this study offer valuable insights and propose recommendations for university management to review and strengthen policies, initiatives, and strategies related to social capital in order to enhance the performance of entrepreneurial universities in Malaysia.