Strategic agency and institutional change: investigating the role of universities in regional innovation systems (RISs)

Paul Benneworth, Rómulo Pinheiro, James Karlsen · 2016 · Regional Studies

Summary. Universities shape regional innovation systems through strategic leadership and institutional entrepreneurship. The paper argues that understanding how regional innovation develops requires examining not just organizational actors but their internal dynamics and competing interests. Place-based leadership—how actors intentionally drive regional change—remains undertheorized without accounting for these organizational complexities.

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  author  = {Paul Benneworth and Rómulo Pinheiro and James Karlsen},
  journal = {Regional Studies},
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  doi     = {10.1080/00343404.2016.1215599},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2016.1215599}
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DOI

10.1080/00343404.2016.1215599

Countries

Netherlands, Norway

Regions

Europe

Categories

regional-innovation-systems, innovation-networks, innovation-theory, general-innovation

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2026-04-28