This paper investigates the technological orientation of firms and universities and their propensity to have knowledge … firms (patent statistics) and the technology activities of universities. Furthermore, we used survey data on technology … fosters transfer activities with different universities (case 1). The same is true if proximity is low and expertise is …

addition, studies on local economic development have frequently viewed universities as a major factor in economic growth. In … impacts of universities and arts districts on innovation and economic growth through employment in digital media. The results … innovation. The same cannot be said for research universities. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 …

Faculty at research universities are evaluated on a number of productivity measures including their ability to conduct … in Carnegie-designated Research I universities in six fields: biology, chemistry, computer science, earth and atmospheric …

need for a reconciliation of utilitarian and education-for-education’s sake perspectives on the role of universities …

The role of universities in regional innovation has evolved over the last 20 years. This evolution has seen the … emergence of a third role of universities that has re-shaped and transformed their two traditional functions of teaching and … research. This paper proposes a conceptual framework for analysing variation in the roles performed by universities in the …

off companies—can affect the productivity of top universities’ technology transfer efforts. Interviews with 98 professors … at 12 southeastern universities showed that the most significant influence on these aspects of entrepreneurial behavior … is the beliefs of professors about the proper role of universities in the dissemination of knowledge. Some institutional …