The formation of a new global system and systemic global interdependence has generated new competitiveness factors for market participants, determining their appropriate strategic behavior to ensure a highly competitive position and leadership. Therefore, the purpose of the study is to identify...

Presently, people in poor areas suffer from a lack of integration. For this reason,it is of major importance for the European Union to promote social inclusion. This work represents a comprehensive presentation of the current situation of poverty and social exclusion in the European Union as a...

The conceptual model of a network engineering platform, which provides the transfer and cross-application of technologies among the knowledge generation­ environment (universities and research institutions), the environment where the knowledge is technically realized (industry) and the equipped...

The paper aims at describing the delicate matter of the relations between science and business units. Should the enterprises be encouraged to use the research outcome of universities, independent research and development units, Think – Tanks and other science – oriented organizations or...

Whether, and how much, increased commute costs decrease labor supply is important for transport policy, city growth, and business strategies. Yet empirical estimates are limited and biased downward due to endogenous choices of residences, workplaces, commute modes, and wages. We use the...

I investigate the impact of country’s university performance in global university rankings on the country’s GDP per capita, and I found the relationship to be strong and statistically significant. Also, the relationship becomes much more significant when the ranking lists are expanded from...

In this paper, ARWU is used as a benchmark of World-Class Universities (WCUs). Universities that are among the Top 500 are considered World-Class Universities. The paper concludes that WCUs per capita (the number of World-Class Universities relative to the country’s population) is strongly...

Since the last quarter of 2001 the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has significantly increased its role in reforming higher education in Pakistan. This paper examines USAID’s work in the development of Higher Education. Moreover, the paper discusses recent and...

The concepts of ‘sharing’ Economy and Collaborative Consumption are gaining popularity in the business world because of internet based products and services. The widespread use and virtue of one of the extensions of collaborative consumption is collaborative education, which is...

The main issue in this paper is to analyze to what extend academic research at universities and university colleges have any effects on the regional growth pattern. In particular, we analyze the dynamic effects of research activities at universities and university colleges by including the...