Das Buch faßt wesentliche Gestaltungskonzepte für Hochschulen zusammen und stellt die Ergebnisse eines Forschungsvorhabens dar, das vom Bayerischen Staatsministerium für Unterricht, Kultur, Wissenschaft und Kunst gefördert wurde. Mit Methoden der Geschäftsprozeßanalyse, der Workshoptechnik...

Academic consulting is recognised as an important and effective means of knowledge transfer with the public and private sectors. These interactions with external sectors offer opportunities for research application but also raise concerns over their potentially negative consequences for academic...

It is commonly accepted that universities are a source of new knowledge and an important part of innovation systems. Innovation and new knowledge are key drivers for regional economic growth and the economy of knowledge-based societies. Yet, regardless how prosperous universities' research...

In recent decades firms have intensified the exploration of external sources of knowledge to enhance their innovation capabilities. This paper presents an empirical analysis of the factors that affect the importance of academic knowledge for firms’ innovative activities. An integrated approach...