"Exploring the process of university collaboration from the perspective of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs … firms. Andrew Johnston and Robert Huggins present a thorough account of how SMEs can 'unlock the ivory tower' and gain … in this field in an accessible way, the book focuses on SMEs to provide insight to an often overlooked group of firms …

This book addresses the critical issue of how and why European universities are changing and learning to compete. Anglo …-Saxon universities particularly in the US, the UK and Australia have long been subject to, and responded to, market-based competition in … higher education. The authors argue that Continental and Nordic universities and higher education institutes are now facing …

Although the role of universities in the knowledge society is increasingly significant, there remains a severe lack of … case studies. This book redresses the balance by examining original data from universities in six European countries …

Despite a wealth of efforts that examine separately the role entrepreneurs and universities play in economic … development, no systematic effort has been made to examine the role universities play in promoting economic development through … century : women and 'minorities' in the tradition of economic strangers -- 9. Universities, entrepreneurship and public policy …

marketing activities universities have created the 'student consumer.' The student consumer is prepared to shop around, compare …, universities around the world are facing a perfect storm. While experts don't expect the higher education sector to collapse under … these challenges, they do believe that for some institutions the future looks bleak. If universities are to avoid closures …

readily lent themselves to private market development. As funding for universities and governmental research units has … both successful and unsuccessful research partnerships. The book demonstrates that universities are empowered when they …

, evolutionary perspectives and the intricacies of management are the central themes in this study of entrepreneurs and SMEs in a …