particular, this paper empirically explores how Swedish engineering firms assess the value of R&D partnerships with universities … obtain differential benefits. Their interaction with universities provides impulses for innovation and offers opportunities … reform universities and institutes. …

specialization in the region hosting the university, and to what extent universities influences regional productivity. Moreover, the … analysis seeks to answer if a dif-ference can be detected between the influences of old and new universities on regional per …-step Heckman regression analysis is implemented to examine whether the universities research specialization match regional …

This paper analyzes the impact universities have on regional development and as to whether a difference can be detected … between the influence of the old and new universities. To achieve this end a unique dataset on the researchers’ view regarding … the universities role in commer-cialization, distinguishing between new universities (established around 1970) and old …

This article addresses the issue of how and why European universities are learning to compete, in a situation where the … national institutional context and sectoral conditions are undergoing transformation. European universities – from top leaders …, and why their scientific knowledge and educational programmes are relevant to society or not. For example, if universities …

The efficiency of universities is attracting increased interest, with most studies comparing the performance between … different universities. However, the within-university variation is largely overlooked in the literature. Using data envelopment …

This paper aims at shedding light upon the impact of universities on graduates’ entrepreneurial choice. Previous … universities on the career choice of graduates. The results suggest that graduates with degrees in the social sciences, natural … sciences, medicine and teacher education from more prestigious universities systematically differ from others in their …