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Curley, Martin G.; Formica, Piero – Industry and Higher Education, 2010
This paper articulates the opportunity of using an experimental business laboratory approach as a means of accelerating the creation, incubation and testing of new venture ideas. Such a strategy leads to the establishment of a micro-ecosystem of aspiring entrepreneurs and others in a business laboratory environment. The goal is to create a mini…
Descriptors: Testing, Laboratories, Entrepreneurship, Simulation
van der Heide, Sjors; van der Sijde, Peter; Terlouw, Cees – Industry and Higher Education, 2010
The dissemination and transfer of knowledge are an important source of value-added in research activities, and the transfer of new knowledge to society is now seen as a key responsibility of universities. Transnational research cooperation is pivotal to European research funding and, with this in mind, the authors examine the state of cooperation…
Descriptors: Transfer of Training, Cooperation, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Jackson, Denise – Industry and Higher Education, 2012
In response to the continuing disparity between industry expectations and higher education provision, this study examines the self-assessed capabilities of 1,024 business undergraduates in employability skills typically considered important by industry in developed economies. The findings indicate relative perceived strengths in "social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, College Students, Business Administration Education
Gondo, Tendayi; Dafuleya, Gift – Industry and Higher Education, 2010
Technical vocational education and training (TVET) programmes have recently received increased attention as an area of priority for stimulating growth in developed and developing countries. This paper considers the situation in Ethiopia where the promotion of micro and small-sized enterprises (MSEs) has been central to the development and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Technical Education, Entrepreneurship
Sfakianakis, George; Magoutas, Anastasios I.; Georgopoulos, Demosthenes – Industry and Higher Education, 2010
Using a generalized production function approach and insights from empirical research on the determinants of growth, this paper assesses the relative importance of specific factors in explaining differences in the levels of per capita GDP. Emphasis is placed on education, physical capital accumulation, the share of the public sector in economic…
Descriptors: Productivity, Human Capital, Technology Transfer, Public Sector
Paranhos, Julia; Hasenclever, Lia – Industry and Higher Education, 2011
This paper analyses industry-university interaction and its characteristics in the Brazilian pharmaceutical system of innovation, taking account of the relevance of company strategies, the approach of the universities and the actions of government. By analysing primary and secondary data the authors show that, for as long as corporate investment…
Descriptors: Industry, Government Role, Innovation, Pharmaceutical Education
Parris, Melissa A.; Saville, Kerrie – Industry and Higher Education, 2011
Providing graduates with a set of skills and attributes relevant to their future employment remains a key topic in both higher education policy and research. This paper reports findings from a pilot study of human resource management (HRM) students' perceptions of the graduate work experience. Specifically, it focuses on how these perceptions are…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Industry, Education Work Relationship, Work Experience
Lynskey, Michael J. – Industry and Higher Education, 2010
Knowledge spillovers from universities and other public research institutions (PRIs) are viewed as essential for innovation. Previous studies examining the impact of such spillovers have been confined to the West, and there are no comparable studies using empirical data from Japan that explore the relationship between spillovers from PRIs and…
Descriptors: Intellectual Property, Innovation, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Gray, Denis; Sundstrom, Eric; Tornatzky, Louis G.; McGowen, Lindsey – Industry and Higher Education, 2011
Cooperative research centres (CRCs) increasingly foster Triple Helix (industry-university-government) collaboration and represent significant vehicles for cooperation across sectors, the promotion of knowledge and technology transfer and ultimately the acceleration of innovation. A growing social science literature on CRCs focuses on their…
Descriptors: Research and Development Centers, Government School Relationship, School Business Relationship, Social Science Research
Barratt-Pugh, Llandis; Bahn, Susanne; Scholz, Alex – Industry and Higher Education, 2011
This paper is based on two studies of mandatory online learning which although unrelated and conducted eight years apart nevertheless provide an illuminating comparison of mandatory training delivered online. The first study was carried out in 2002 in a state government department and the second in 2010 with the commercial construction industry,…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Construction Industry, Online Courses, Foreign Countries
Harris, Margaret; Chisholm, Colin; Allan, Malcolm – Industry and Higher Education, 2010
The authors report the results of a European project, Lifelearn, and discuss how lifeplace learning (LPL) can be used to effect appropriate learning opportunities for all. The project tested the concept of valuing and accrediting learning from life experiences in higher education in Europe, and its conclusions suggest that LPL is valuable for both…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Industry, Skilled Workers, Foreign Countries
Underwood, Jason; Williams, Aled; Thurairajah, Niraj – Industry and Higher Education, 2009
The poor performance and inefficiencies of the construction industry are well recognized and documented. Through a variety of combined industry and government initiatives there has been a continual expression in the UK over the last decade of the urgent need to address the fragmented nature of the industry to improve its performance. A major…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Construction Industry, School Business Relationship, Measurement
Jordaan, Yolanda – Industry and Higher Education, 2009
Both higher education institutions and employers need to evaluate the factors that influence students' career goals and career-related decisions because of their importance to and impact on career management and decision making. The objective of this study is to identify the importance of career goals and factors influencing students' career…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Career Choice, Decision Making
Rampersad, Renitha – Industry and Higher Education, 2010
The pedagogy relevant to work-integrated learning (WIL) has formed a significant component of most educational processes and has become a necessity for the public relations industry in South Africa. Properly planned, designed and monitored programmes expose students to professional culture and workplace practice. This paper outlines the pedagogy…
Descriptors: Industry, Public Relations, Educational Methods, Foreign Countries
McGowan, Pauric; van der Sijde, Peter; Kirby, David – Industry and Higher Education, 2008
It is becoming increasing clear that a new industry--the entrepreneurship industry--is in the ascendant and that universities are a part of this development. Furthermore, the idea of the entrepreneurial university has only recently entered the debate. Promoting the entrepreneurship agenda within constituencies where it is not traditionally…
Descriptors: Industry, Entrepreneurship, Universities, Case Studies