It is generally claimed that universities provide the scientific basis for future technological progress. Still …, empirical evidence of the impact of direct links between universities and firms remains weak and is often at least inconsistent … performance of SMEs and MNEs. Furthermore, geographical proximity between team members is generally shown to be valuable for team …

We analyze the role of universities or, more generally higher education institutions (HEIs), in terms of their regional …

research increase the importance of knowledge transfers from universities to firms. This suggests that the environmental and … strategies and radical innovations are more likely to draw knowledge from universities. Furthermore, firms belonging to high … technology sectors and firms with high absorptive capacity place greater value on the various links with universities. With …

focus has been on SMEs, Helix models, entrepreneurship, or commercialisation. Finally, there are areas of research that … require greater development related to family businesses and SMEs. This work sheds light on the state of the literature …