Abstract
This paper reports on a survey of the 20 largest Nordic universities, 12 Humboldtian type universities and 8 technical universities, and their espoused objectives and strategies regarding their entrepreneurial and innovation role related to regional and national economic development. The study is based on archival data; public documents issued by each university and higher education authorities. The paper describes and analyzes objectives, strategies, organizational capabilities and performance measures in relation to the Nordic universities’ innovative and entrepreneurial role and finally discusses reasons for varying empirical patterns.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Uddevalla Symposium |
| Editors | I Bernhard |
| Publisher | Research reports 2012:02, University West |
| Pages | 63-78 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-91-977943-4-3 |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| Event | Proceedings of th 15th Uddevalla Symposium 2012 - Uddevalla, Sweden Duration: 0001 Jan 2 → … |
Conference
| Conference | Proceedings of th 15th Uddevalla Symposium 2012 |
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| Country/Territory | Sweden |
| City | Uddevalla |
| Period | 0001/01/02 → … |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Transport Systems and Logistics
Free keywords
- Entrepreneurial university
- university strategy
- regional innovation
- performance measures
