Handbook of Universities and Regional Development
Published on 13. December 2019
Book
Hardback
424 pages
978-1-78471-570-0 (ISBN)
Description
The Handbook of Universities and Regional Development offers a comprehensive and up-to-date insight into how academic institutions impact and enhance their surroundings. It also sheds light on universities as regional development actors from a historical perspective, both by introducing institutional changes and highlighting the interrelatedness of society, business and academia.
Chapters provide comprehensive investigations into knowledge transfer mechanisms to explore the diverse ways in which ideas and intellectual property can flow between universities and businesses. Detailed comparative case studies from across the globe expose the highly contextual nature of interactions between academic institutions and their regions.
Regional studies scholars will find this Handbook offers a thorough analysis of the topic, as well as a range of key interpretations on the relationships between universities and regional development. Providing important policy recommendations aimed at creating improved relations between academic institutions and their environment, this thought-provoking Handbook is key reading for regional policy makers as well as university managers and administrators.
Contributors include: S. Bagchi-Sen, P. Benneworth, M. Breul, Y. Cai, F. Eckardt, L. Edmunds, K. Erdos, H. Etzkowitz, M.P. Feldman, Z. Gal, H. Goldstein, R. Huggins, A. Inzelt, A. Johnston, H. Lawton Smith, A. Lyytinen, J. Manoel Carvalho de Mello, C. Martinez, P. McCann, L. Melo, E.I. Nwakpuda, R. Ortega-Argiles, P. Ptacek, V. Radinger-Peer, E. Rasmussen, T. Renault, J. Revilla Diez, S. Sedlacek, S. Slaughter, N.M. Sorber, R. Sternberg, V. Sterzi, B.J. Taylor, J. van den Broek, A. Varga, A. Vorderwuelbecke, J. Wrana, P. Yang, S.R. Yates
Chapters provide comprehensive investigations into knowledge transfer mechanisms to explore the diverse ways in which ideas and intellectual property can flow between universities and businesses. Detailed comparative case studies from across the globe expose the highly contextual nature of interactions between academic institutions and their regions.
Regional studies scholars will find this Handbook offers a thorough analysis of the topic, as well as a range of key interpretations on the relationships between universities and regional development. Providing important policy recommendations aimed at creating improved relations between academic institutions and their environment, this thought-provoking Handbook is key reading for regional policy makers as well as university managers and administrators.
Contributors include: S. Bagchi-Sen, P. Benneworth, M. Breul, Y. Cai, F. Eckardt, L. Edmunds, K. Erdos, H. Etzkowitz, M.P. Feldman, Z. Gal, H. Goldstein, R. Huggins, A. Inzelt, A. Johnston, H. Lawton Smith, A. Lyytinen, J. Manoel Carvalho de Mello, C. Martinez, P. McCann, L. Melo, E.I. Nwakpuda, R. Ortega-Argiles, P. Ptacek, V. Radinger-Peer, E. Rasmussen, T. Renault, J. Revilla Diez, S. Sedlacek, S. Slaughter, N.M. Sorber, R. Sternberg, V. Sterzi, B.J. Taylor, J. van den Broek, A. Varga, A. Vorderwuelbecke, J. Wrana, P. Yang, S.R. Yates
Reviews / Votes
'The Handbook is a quality addition to the already deep literature on the topic of universities and regional development. Again, the focus is on the technology transfer and commercialization linkages and not broader areas of regional engagement that universities may possess. The Handbook could be a useful reference in a graduate seminar or a valuable addition to one's personal library.' -- Frank J Calzonetti, Regional Science Policy & Practice 'The Handbook of Universities and Regional Development provides a comprehensive and excellent overview of theoretical and empirical research on the role of universities as regional development actors. Its collection of studies provides a useful foundation for graduate students interested in the field, and offers stimulating reading for regional policymakers. Scholars interested in these topics should find this edited collection a source of inspiration for their own research.' -- Pablo D'Este, Regional Studies 'This Handbook, on the role and different missions of universities in regional development, is long overdue. The renowned competence of the two editors - Attila Varga and Katalin Erdos - allow them to aptly select a number of outstanding contributions, providing a wide-ranging and critical overview of the cutting-edge theoretical and empirical research on universities as major players in regional economic development across a variety of geographies. An excellent and essential compendium for both graduate students and researchers interested in the field.' -- Simona Iammarino, London School of Economics, UK 'By studying universities as actors in regional development and as sources of knowledge spillovers, the book provides an interesting picture of the contribution of such institutions to regional development. Universities are back on the scene as active players of the modern knowledge economy.'--Roberta Capello, Politecnico di Milano and Past President of RSAI, Italy
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 169 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78471-570-0 (9781784715700)
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Edited by the late Attila Varga, formerly Professor of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Pecs and MTA-PTE Innovation and Economic Growth Research Group and Katalin Erdos, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Pecs, and Research Fellow, MTA-PTE Innovation and Economic Growth Research Group, Hungary
Content
Contents:
1. Introduction 1
Katalin Erdos and Attila Varga
PART I UNIVERSITIES AS ACTORS IN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2. A history of the American land-grant universities and regional development 11
Nathan M. Sorber
3. The second academic revolution : antecedents and consequences of academic
entrepreneurship 29
Henry Etzkowitz
4. Universities and their economic and social contribution to regional development 44
Philip McCann and Raquel Ortega-Argiles
5. The transformative role of universities in regional innovation systems : lessons
from university engagement in cross-border regions 54
Jos van den Broek, Franziska Eckardt and Paul Benneworth
6. Connections between universities and industry in the United States : trusteeship
before and after the great recession 73
Sheila Slaughter and Barrett J. Taylor
7. Philanthropic support of higher education : major gifts from high net worth
individuals 90
Emily I. Nwakpuda and Maryann P. Feldman
PART II UNIVERSITY KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER MECHANISMS
8. University patenting and the quest for technology transfer policy models in Europe 111
Catalina Martinez and Valerio Sterzi
9. The regional impacts of university spin-offs : in what ways do spin-offs contribute
to the region? 151
Einar Rasmussen
10. The under-researched role of alumni spin-off entrepreneurs in upgrading a
university's entrepreneurial support structure: essential ingredient or just a
decorative accessory? 166
Arne Vorderwu?lbecke and Rolf Sternberg
11. Scientists as businessmen - can they, should they? 192
Katalin Erdos
12. Networks, innovation systems and the geography of university-industry linkages :
the case of knowledge-intensive business services 210
Andrew Johnston and Robert Huggins
PART III REGIONAL CASE STUDIES FROM THREE CONTINENTS
13. Universities, the bioscience sector and local economic development in
Oxfordshire : challenges and opportunities 230
Helen Lawton Smith, Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen and Laurel Edmunds
14. The pathways and challenges of university engagement: comparative case studies 251
Harvey Goldstein, Verena Radinger-Peer and Sabine Sedlacek
15. The role of mid-range universities in knowledge transfer and regional
development : the case of five central European regions 279
Zoltan Gal and Pavel Ptacek
16. Progress of academic knowledge-based entrepreneurship in three minor post-
Soviet economies 301
Annamaria Inzelt
17. The role of non-research universities in regional innovation systems in China 329
Yuzhuo Cai, Po Yang and Anu Lyytinen
18. Changing higher education systems through corporate social responsibility?
? A study on multinational enterprises' efforts to establish proto-institutions at
Vietnamese universities 348
Joeran Wrana, Moritz Breul and Javier Revilla Diez
19. Universities and innovation habitats in Brazil : cases of the Pontifical Catholic
University of Rio de Janeiro and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro 370
Thiago Renault, Sergio R. Yates, Leonardo Melo and Jose Manoel Carvalho de Mello
Index 393
1. Introduction 1
Katalin Erdos and Attila Varga
PART I UNIVERSITIES AS ACTORS IN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2. A history of the American land-grant universities and regional development 11
Nathan M. Sorber
3. The second academic revolution : antecedents and consequences of academic
entrepreneurship 29
Henry Etzkowitz
4. Universities and their economic and social contribution to regional development 44
Philip McCann and Raquel Ortega-Argiles
5. The transformative role of universities in regional innovation systems : lessons
from university engagement in cross-border regions 54
Jos van den Broek, Franziska Eckardt and Paul Benneworth
6. Connections between universities and industry in the United States : trusteeship
before and after the great recession 73
Sheila Slaughter and Barrett J. Taylor
7. Philanthropic support of higher education : major gifts from high net worth
individuals 90
Emily I. Nwakpuda and Maryann P. Feldman
PART II UNIVERSITY KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER MECHANISMS
8. University patenting and the quest for technology transfer policy models in Europe 111
Catalina Martinez and Valerio Sterzi
9. The regional impacts of university spin-offs : in what ways do spin-offs contribute
to the region? 151
Einar Rasmussen
10. The under-researched role of alumni spin-off entrepreneurs in upgrading a
university's entrepreneurial support structure: essential ingredient or just a
decorative accessory? 166
Arne Vorderwu?lbecke and Rolf Sternberg
11. Scientists as businessmen - can they, should they? 192
Katalin Erdos
12. Networks, innovation systems and the geography of university-industry linkages :
the case of knowledge-intensive business services 210
Andrew Johnston and Robert Huggins
PART III REGIONAL CASE STUDIES FROM THREE CONTINENTS
13. Universities, the bioscience sector and local economic development in
Oxfordshire : challenges and opportunities 230
Helen Lawton Smith, Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen and Laurel Edmunds
14. The pathways and challenges of university engagement: comparative case studies 251
Harvey Goldstein, Verena Radinger-Peer and Sabine Sedlacek
15. The role of mid-range universities in knowledge transfer and regional
development : the case of five central European regions 279
Zoltan Gal and Pavel Ptacek
16. Progress of academic knowledge-based entrepreneurship in three minor post-
Soviet economies 301
Annamaria Inzelt
17. The role of non-research universities in regional innovation systems in China 329
Yuzhuo Cai, Po Yang and Anu Lyytinen
18. Changing higher education systems through corporate social responsibility?
? A study on multinational enterprises' efforts to establish proto-institutions at
Vietnamese universities 348
Joeran Wrana, Moritz Breul and Javier Revilla Diez
19. Universities and innovation habitats in Brazil : cases of the Pontifical Catholic
University of Rio de Janeiro and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro 370
Thiago Renault, Sergio R. Yates, Leonardo Melo and Jose Manoel Carvalho de Mello
Index 393