We investigate how the research standing of universities informs academics' engagement with industry via collaborative research, contract research and consulting. We argue that the establishment of university-industry relationships is informed by three factors: faculty perceived complementarity...

In recent years, universities have been expected to support entrepreneurship as part of the social ecosystem to bring economic and social development to regions and countries. Although there have been studies of the entrepreneurial behaviour of professors and literature on institutional...

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contributors -- The Rôle Of The University / Bladen, V. W. -- From The Board Room Window / Phillips, W. E. -- The Value Of The Humanities / Woodside, M. St. A. -- Universities And The Making Of Businessmen / Plant, Arnold -- Education For Business / Tecle, Stanley F. /...