This paper investigates how far in space university knowledge goes to breed the creation of knowledge knowledge-intensive firms (KIFs), depending on the nature (codified or tacit) and quality of this knowledge. We consider the impact of knowledge codified in academic patents and scientific...

Although the role of universities in the knowledge society is increasingly significant, there remains a severe lack of systematic quantitative evidence at the micro-level, with virtually all policy discussion based on country level statistics or case studies. This book redresses the balance by...