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Developmental university systems: empirical, analytical and normative perspectives
Brundenius, Claes; Lundvall, Bengt-Åke; Sutz, Judith - 2008
It has become almost trivial to assert that in the knowledge society universities are important institutions. This … challenges that such countries and their universities are facing. Both in the developed and the developing countries the main … emphasis is now on how universities may serve industry through direct flows of information from on-going research. To …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475748
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Challenges and strategies for improving the quality of information in a university setting: a case study
Dhillon, Jaswinder - 2001
Knowledge, information and communication are crucial for organizational effectiveness and key to the ability of the organization to respond to change. This article reports on the findings of a research and developmental project in a modular multi-campus university focusing on improving the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009458966
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Examining the Influence of Selectivity on Alumni Giving at Public Universities: A Dynamic Panel Modeling Approach
Simone, Sean Anthony - 2009
This study examines the influence of institutional selectivity on alumni giving among public research universities … with lagged or "dynamic" variables. Using panel data from 147 public universities over 11 years, the analysis for this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009450702
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Innovación financiera para una economía sostenible
Alonso, Andrés; Marqués Sevillano, José Manuel - 2019
El cambio climático, su gestión y mitigación, constituye sin duda uno de los elementos de riesgo más importantes que afrontará nuestra sociedad en las próximas décadas. El sector financiero desempeña un papel fundamental en este reto, tanto por su exposición y las consiguientes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012523716
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Financial innovation for a sustainable economy
Alonso, Andrés; Marqués, José Manuel
Climate change and its management and mitigation are unquestionably among the main risks facing our society in the coming decades. The financial sector plays a key role in this challenge, firstly because of its exposure and the consequent capital shocks if this risk crystallises, and secondly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012523717
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Strategic information planning and campus information systems development in Indonesia
Semiawan, Transmissia; Middleton, Michael R. - 1999
University strategic planning for information systems and management was investigated for four Indonesian higher educational institutions. A combination of the case study approach and a survey of a small sample of academic staff who have used the systems, was undertaken. Staff perceptions of the...
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Efficiency, technology and productivity change in Australian universities, 1998-2003
Worthington, A. C.; Lee, B. - 2005
In this study, productivity growth in thirty-five Australian universities is investigated using nonparametric frontier … averaged 3.3 percent across all universities, with a range between -1.8 percent and 13.0 percent, and was largely attributable …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009457372
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Efficiency, technology and productivity change in Australian universities, 1998-2003
Worthington, A. C.; Lee, B. - 2005
In this study, productivity growth in thirty-five Australian universities is investigated using nonparametric frontier … averaged 3.3 percent across all universities, with a range between -1.8 percent and 13.0 percent, and was largely attributable …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009457403
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Small World, Big Ideas, and Smart Companies - A Qualitative Study of Academic Spin-off Companies and Knowledge Creation.
Bacevice, Peter Anthony - 2010
This dissertation is about spin-off companies that stem from academic research activities from within universities. The … academic research commercialization motivated this study. Universities are seen as agents of economic growth whose students …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009476978
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Moving towards professionalism : the strategic management of international education activities at Australian Universities and their Faculties of Business
Poole, David - University of Western Sydney - 2001
Universities around the world are increasingly focusing on entrepreneurial activities (Slaughter and Lesley 1997; Clark … onshore and offshore locations in partnership with universities, professional associations and private corporations. In 2000 …, Australian universities received A$770 million from international student fees (Maslen 2000a, p. 10). Australian universities …
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