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Purpose – Employability is likely to be at the forefront of any degree applicant's mind in England and Wales due to an impending large increase in the cost of tuition. The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of a Centre for Education in the Built Environment‐funded project which...
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Purpose – Branding in universities has become an increasingly topical issue among practitioners, with some institutions … brands and it therefore seems timely and appropriate to investigate the common properties of those universities perceived as … on the aims of branding in universities. Originality/value – From an academic viewpoint gaps in current literature on …
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Change, enterprise and external funding are major factors in public sector management in many parts of the world. The situation facing managers in the British education system is no exception. In both a personal and a professional sense, many lecturers are being asked to become more...
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University governance has been in flux for some time. Examines the current situation, the legal framework and how power is distributed. Discusses the problems and concludes that effective goverance is most likely to be achieved when the constituent parts of the organization exist in creative...
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to implement the European Foundation for Quality Management's (EFQM's) Excellence Model in UK universities. The aim of … universities. Findings – Evidence was found to support the view that the more that integration took place, the more likely it would … quality improvement methodology. Academic managers in universities (and possibly managers in other organizations) may find its …
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Purpose – To explore, describe and explain what processes are at work in facilitating or inhibiting entrepreneurship amongst academics. Design/methodology/approach – A corporate entrepreneurship perspective is used to construct a framework for understanding academic entrepreneurship at...
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role of universities and other HEIs in open innovation systems.  …
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the role of universities as programme providers is confirmed and expanded. Research limitations/implications – The results …. Beneficiaries of the findings include policy makers, programme organisations, universities, SME associations, and researchers.  …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the development of understanding of the social processes involved in business engagement and understanding of the role of knowledge transfer practitioners. It is also to provide the first outlines of a theoretical framework of business...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the involvement of technology transfer officers in the development of university start‐ups from a psychological ownership perspective. Design/methodology/approach – A three‐year qualitative study of three university start‐ups was...
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