The research university, entrepreneurship and regional development: Research propositions and current evidence

Smith, Helen Lawton; Bagchi‐Sen, Sharmistha

doi:10.1080/08985626.2011.592547

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“…The existing literature on universities' regional impacts tends to highlight the importance of case specificity which makes it very difficult to quantitatively estimate average effects across regions (cf. Lawton Smith and Bagchi-Sen 2012).…”

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Universities’ effects on regional GDP and unemployment: The case of Germany

Schubert

Kroll

2016

Papers in Regional Science

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There is a large consensus that higher education institutions exert notable effects on their regional environment. So far, however, much of the related evidence is based on case studies. Few findings are available on a more generalizable level. To bridge this gap, our study uses spatial panel-data models to identify the impacts of higher education institution (HEI) activities on GDP per capita and unemployment in Germany. Beyond demand-side effects, we seek to identify the, arguably more important, indirect long-term effects of knowledge generation. Accounting for regional spillovers, we find that on average HEI contributed €8,300 to regional GDP per capita in the period 2000 to 2011. Furthermore, we find that they help to significantly reduce unemployment rates in the long run

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Section: Conceptual Frameworkmentioning

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Universities’ effects on regional GDP and unemployment: The case of Germany

Schubert

Kroll

2016

Papers in Regional Science

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“…Here, 'regional' is understood as the spatial level below the national but above the local one. Defined in that way, scholars increasingly consider it as an important part of the environment that influences an individual's decision to start a firm (Audretsch & Lehmann, 2005;Bosma & Schutjens, 2011;Casper, 2013;Lawton Smith & Bagchi-Sen, 2012). The relevance of the regional economic dimension results from the empirical observation that individuals generally launch start-ups where they were born, work or live (Stam, 2009) -and that that these entrepreneurs are more successful with their new firm than those who move to another region to start their firm (Dahl & Sorenson, 2012;Michelacci & Silva, 2007).…”

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What makes student entrepreneurs? On the relevance (and irrelevance) of the university and the regional context for student start-ups

2016

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Abstract:Student start-ups are a significant part of overall university entrepreneurship. Yet, we know little about the determinants of this type of start-ups and, specifically, the relevance of context effects. Drawing on organizational and regional context literature, we develop and test a model that aims to explain student entrepreneurship in a contextual perspective. Based on unique micro data and using multi-level techniques, we analyse nascent and new entrepreneurial activities of business and economics students at 41 European universities. Our analysis reveals that individual and contextual determinants influence students' propensity to start a business. While peoples' individual characteristics are most important, the organizational and regional contexts also play a role and have a differentiated effect, depending on the source of the venture idea and the stage of its development. Organisational characteristics, like the prevalence of fellow students who have attended entrepreneurship education, influence whether students take action to start a new firm (nascent entrepreneurship) but do not seem to support the actual establishment of a new firm. In contrast, the latter is less dependent on the university context but more strongly influenced by regional characteristics. Overall, our study contributes to our understanding of the emergence of start-ups in the organizational context of universities and has implications for initiatives and programs that aim at encouraging students to become entrepreneurs.

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“…Such leadership is important because it enables all ecosystem members to invest towards a shared future of profits (Moore 1993). A central role is played by universities, because they are an important engine of knowledge spillovers Audretsch, Hulsbeck, and Lehmann 2012;Huggins, Johnston, and Stride 2012;Lawton Smith and Bagchi-Sen 2012). This is confirmed by the recent investigation in search of key obstacles to growth undertaken by Van Geenhuizen and Soetanto (2009, 679): they recommended that programs aimed at nurturing highly innovative spin-offs in manufacturing should include early and more substantial support, particularly access to networking with or through the university, and supporting activity of the university such as acting as launching customer and intermediary agent in export relations.…”

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Are traditional industrial partnerships so strategic for research spin-off development? Some evidence from the Italian case

Benghozi

Salvador

2014

Entrepreneurship & Regional Development

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This paper aims to contribute to the literature on research spin-offs (SOs) and strategic alliances. The research SO phenomenon has attracted significant attention in recent years. Yet, research SOs might present a particular situation regarding their economic development. Therefore, the paper focuses on the relevance of traditional industrial partnerships and introduces a new and complementary approach for studying and analysing the role of alliances for this particular kind of firm. The results of a questionnaire investigation of Italian research SOs with and without a traditional industrial partner are investigated and supported by a linear regression model. Due to recent initiatives -a growing interest in the research SO phenomenon -and the increasing number of established research SOs, Italy is a suitable case study for such an investigation. Nonetheless, the results are generalizable beyond the Italian case. The findings demonstrate thought-provoking -and somehow unexpected -results regarding the role of traditional alliances in shaping the geographical and industrial environment as well as the performance, added value, age and production process of the company. This calls for a broader perspective regarding industrial partnerships and research SOs: it reflects new modes of relations for these particular firms in the form of business ecosystems, either they are physical or they are digital.

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The research university, entrepreneurship and regional development: Research propositions and current evidence

Cited by 109 publications

References 56 publications

Universities’ effects on regional GDP and unemployment: The case of Germany

Universities’ effects on regional GDP and unemployment: The case of Germany

What makes student entrepreneurs? On the relevance (and irrelevance) of the university and the regional context for student start-ups

Are traditional industrial partnerships so strategic for research spin-off development? Some evidence from the Italian case

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