Universities and Strategic Knowledge Creation - Specialization and Performance in Europe (Hardcover, illustrated edition)

Although the role of universities in the knowledge society is increasingly significant, there remains a severe lack of systematic quantitative evidence at the micro-level, with virtually all policy discussion based on country level statistics or case studies. This book redresses the balance by examining original data from universities in six European countries - Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. The authors provide micro-based evidence on the evolution of the strategic profile of universities in terms of scientific research, contract research, education and the third mission. The result is a highly innovative book that combines detailed national case studies and comparative institutional analyses with state-of-the-art quantitative techniques. Applying for the first time new generations of nonparametric efficiency measures on a large scale, Universities and Strategic Knowledge Creation will be of great interest to researchers and postgraduate students in higher education, economics of science and technology, and innovation studies. It will also appeal to policymakers and administrators in governments, ministries and universities.

General

Imprint:	Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	PRIME Series on Research and Innovation Policy in Europe
Release date:	July 2007
Editors:	Andrea Bonaccorsi • Cinzia Daraio
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 34mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	512
Edition:	illustrated edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-84720-110-2
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Industrial applications of scientific research & technological innovation Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > Universities / polytechnics
LSN:	1-84720-110-5
Barcode:	9781847201102

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