Universities, Technology and Innovation Centres and regional development: the case of the North-East of England

Goddard, John D.; Robertson, D. S.; Vallance, Paul

doi:10.1093/cje/bes005

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“…As a result policymakers worldwide are increasingly formalising the role of universities towards third mission activities, i.e. developing industry linkages and commercialising their knowledge (Lambert 2003;Huggins et al 2008;Goddard et al 2012;Wilson 2012), essentially pursuing a 'triple helix model' of regional development (Etzkowitz & Leydesdorff 2000;Etzkowitz 2003) in placing formal U-I linkages at the heart of such development. In light of the similar roles performed by universities and KIBS firms scholars are increasingly turning their attention to interaction between the two (Pinto et al 2013;Fernandes & Ferreira 2013).…”

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Drivers of University–Industry Links: The Case of Knowledge-Intensive Business Service Firms in Rural Locations

Johnston

Huggins

2015

Regional Studies

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The process of establishing collaborative links with university partners is potentially accompanied by uncertainties with respect to both the process and expected outputs. Partner selection is a difficult task influenced by a multitude of factors including location, geographic distance, compatibility of interests, shared understanding and prior experience of collaboration. Drawing on an analysis of Knowledge Intensive Business Service Firms (KIBS) firms located in predominantly rural districts of the UK, this paper examines the influences on partner selection when developing university links through knowledge transfer partnerships. The main focus of the paper is the extent to which geographic and organisational proximity influence the choice of university partner. The paper examines rural KIBS firms, which are generally less likely to be in close geographic proximity to a university. In the case of these firms, organisational proximity potentially has a strong role to play in partner selection. Indeed, the empirical analysis finds that both geographic and organisational proximity are significantly associated with partner choice, indicating that the formation of university-industry links are not only the result of locational factors, but also prior experience of collaboration. The findings indicate that partner choice is a complex process influenced by both geographic and organisational proximity, alongside university research prowess. The paper concludes by considering the policy implications of these findings and possible avenues for future research in this area

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Drivers of University–Industry Links: The Case of Knowledge-Intensive Business Service Firms in Rural Locations

Johnston

Huggins

2015

Regional Studies

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“…Cooke, 2005). There has to date been a tendency to assume that effective university-regional interaction depends on successful alignment between universities and regions (Chatterton & Goddard, 2000;Goddard, Robertson, & Vallance, 2012). And whilst there is without doubt a clear rationale for these two systems to interact, we argue that for both conceptual and practical reasons it is dependent on knowledge producers, exploiters and policy-makers finding placespecific alignments of interests to facilitate that interaction (Benneworth, Hospers, Jongbloed, Leiyste, & Zomer, 2011).…”

Section: The Third Mission Of Regional Development and Innovationmentioning

confidence: 83%

Beyond the Obvious

Pinheiro

Benneworth²,

Jones

2015

Advances in Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage

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There is a general tendency, amongst policy and certain academic circles, to assume that universities are simple strategic actors capable and willing to respond to a well-articulated set of regional demands.In reality, however, universities are extremely complex organizations that operate in highly institutionalized environments and are susceptible to regulative shifts, resource dependencies and fluctuations in student numbers. Understanding universities' contributions -and capacities to contribute -to regional development and innovation requires understanding these internal dynamics and how they interact with external environmental agents. Based on a comparative study across various national settings and regional contexts, the chapter highlights the types of tensions and volitions that universities face while attempting to fulfil their 'third mission'. Building upon the existing literature and novel empirical insights, the chapter advances a new conceptual model for opening the 'black-box' of the university-region interface and disentangling the impacts of purposive, political efforts to change universities' internal fabric and to institutionalize the regional mission..

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“…Such universities may fail to build positions within university-industry networks that allow them to generate research income from industry. This may call for policies aimed at assisting universities to connect with industry, especially the large R&D-intensive firms that are the focus of this study (Goddard et al, 2012;Hughes and Kitson, 2012). In a world of heightened competition across the university sector, it is likely that institutions will increasingly need to implement the forms of knowledge and network management practices that have become commonplace in the industrial sector.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Universities have come to be regarded as key sources of knowledge utilisable in the pursuit of economic growth, with knowledge commercialisation and transfer activities attaining a more important role within universities (Etzkowitz, 2003;Drucker and Goldstein, 2007;Huggins et al, 2008;Kitson et al, 2009;Howells et., 2012). Many governments and their agencies are turning their attention to the role of knowledge transfer activities in developing innovative, sustainable, and prosperous economies and industries (Lawton Smith, 2007;Goddard et al, 2012;HewittDundas, 2013;Hughes and Kitson, 2012). The growth of university-industry interactions and networks derives from the requirements of individual firms to source knowledge from external sources, which is increasingly recognised as a key factor within modern innovation processes (Chesbrough, 2003).…”

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Networks, Space and Organizational Performance: A Study of the Determinants of Industrial Research Income Generation by Universities

2015

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This paper examines the extent to which both network structure and spatial factors impact on the organisational performance of universities as measured by the generation of industrial research income. Drawing on data concerning the interactions of universities in the UK with large R&D-intensive firms, the paper employs both social network analysis and regression analysis. The analysis finds that the structural position of a university within networks with large R&D-intensive firms is significantly associated with the level of research income gained from industry. Spatial factors, on the other hand, are not found to be clearly associated with performance, suggesting that universities operate on a level playing field across regional environments once other factors are controlled for.

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Universities, Technology and Innovation Centres and regional development: the case of the North-East of England

Abstract: This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in the Cambridge Journal of Economics following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version [Camb. J. Econ.

Cited by 53 publications

References 42 publications

Drivers of University–Industry Links: The Case of Knowledge-Intensive Business Service Firms in Rural Locations

Drivers of University–Industry Links: The Case of Knowledge-Intensive Business Service Firms in Rural Locations

Beyond the Obvious

Networks, Space and Organizational Performance: A Study of the Determinants of Industrial Research Income Generation by Universities

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