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When Average Joe Met the Inexperienced Superstar--A Case Study of the Consequences for a University of a Partnership with IKEA
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Perez Vico, Eugenia – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2021
The aim of this study was to explore how consequences from a university-wide partnership unfolded at various levels within a university and induced intra-organizational dynamics. This was achieved via an in-depth investigation of "The Bridge," a collaborative partnership between the young mid-range Swedish Linnaeus University…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, School Business Relationship, Industry
An Impact Analysis of Regional Industry--University Interactions: The Case of Industrial PhD Schools
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Gustavsson, Linda; Nuur, Cali; Söderlind, Johan – Industry and Higher Education, 2016
The authors discuss Triple Helix collaborations in the context of regional competitiveness. Through an exploratory case study, they identify and analyse the impact of the establishment of industrial PhD schools for participating industry and universities. The study was conducted in Sweden in 2014 and focuses on three industry--university…
Descriptors: School Business Relationship, Higher Education, Doctoral Programs, Doctoral Degrees
Venture Creation Programs: Bridging Entrepreneurship Education and Technology Transfer
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Lackéus, Martin; Williams Middleton, Karen – Education & Training, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore how university-based entrepreneurship programs, incorporating real-life venture creation into educational design and delivery, can bridge the gap between entrepreneurship education and technology transfer within the university environment. Design/methodology/approach: Based on a literature review…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Entrepreneurship, Business Administration Education, Technology Transfer
The Evolution of University-Based Knowledge Transfer Structures. The EUIMA Collaborative Research Project Papers
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Trueman, Stephen; Borrell-Damian, Lidia; Smith, John H. – European University Association, 2014
The modernisation process of universities has historically highlighted the necessity of providing support structures to facilitate contacts and relationships between research groups and the outside environment, with the objective of increasing the quantity and improving the quality of collaborative research activity. The first steps in this…
Descriptors: Universities, Technology Transfer, Administrative Organization, Cultural Influences
Alumni Networks--"An Untapped Potential to Gain and Retain Highly-Skilled Workers?"
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David, Alexandra; Coenen, Frans – Higher Education Studies, 2014
In times of increasing skills shortage, regions and particularly non-core regions, need to attract highly-skilled workers. It is better for these regions to (re)attract highly-skilled workers that gained knowledge and contacts elsewhere and because they once lived in the region for study have already ties to the university region than trying to…
Descriptors: Alumni, Alumni Associations, Social Networks, Skilled Workers
Canadian Post-Secondary Education: A Positive Record--An Uncertain Future. Report on Learning in Canada 2006
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Canadian Council on Learning, 2006
This report aims to inform Canadians on the extent to which Canada's post-secondary education sector is contributing to Canadians' social and economic objectives, its ability to respond to a fast-changing global environment, and how Canada's approach to higher education compares with other leading developed countries. Analysis of currently…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Postsecondary Education, Educational Objectives, Labor Force Development