Mission impossible? Entrepreneurial universities and peripheral regional innovation systems

Ross Brown · 2016 · Industry and Innovation

Summary. Universities are expected to drive regional innovation and entrepreneurship as part of their third mission, but this paper finds their actual economic spillovers are overstated, particularly in peripheral regions. The disconnect between universities and local entrepreneurial ecosystems explains their weak performance. Policy entrepreneurs reinforce universities' dominant role through institutional capture and policy lock-in, despite marginal economic contribution. The paper challenges this policy emphasis and outlines implications for public policy reform.

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  author  = {Ross Brown},
  journal = {Industry and Innovation},
  year    = {2016},
  doi     = {10.1080/13662716.2016.1145575},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1080/13662716.2016.1145575}
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DOI

10.1080/13662716.2016.1145575

Countries

United Kingdom

Regions

Europe

Categories

regional-innovation-systems, entrepreneurship, policy, general-innovation

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