Universities and Regional Engagement

From the Exceptional to the Everyday
Herausgeber: Iakovleva, Tatiana; Benneworth, Paul; Pinheiro, Rómulo; Nordstrand Berg, Laila; Thomas, Elisa

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Produktbeschreibung

This book presents a reconceptualision of universities' role in regional engagement and proposes a roadmap for a renewed research agenda. Starting from the grassroots level of universities' "everyday" engagements, the book delves into the manifold ways in which university knowledge agents build connections with regional partners.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. September 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 354g
• ISBN-13: 9780367713195
• ISBN-10: 0367713195
• Artikelnr.: 68712689

Autorenporträt

Tatiana Iakovleva is Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Business School, University of Stavanger, Norway. Elisa Thomas is Associate Professor at Nord University and Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Stavanger, Norway. Laila Nordstrand Berg is Associate Professor at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway. Rómulo Pinheiro is Professor of Public Policy and Administration at the University of Agder, Norway. Paul Benneworth was Professor of Innovation and Regional Development at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Universities' Mundaneness and Regional Engagement: Setting the Stage 2.
Unpacking Mundaneness: A Novel Conceptual Framework for Universities and
Regional Engagement 3. Changes and Continuities in the Development of Rural
Teacher Education in the Fjords of Western Norway 4. University Dynamic
Capabilities to Boost Innovation Ecosystems: The Case of a University
Alliance in Brazil 5. Exploring the Role of the University in the Creation
of Knowledge Networks in the Aso Valley, a Rural Area in Marche Region
(Italy) 6. The Third Mission: Enhancing Academic Engagement with Industry
7. Student Entrepreneurship Programmes in Higher Education Institutions:
Multi-scalar Embeddedness and Heterogeneous Regional Responses 8. Student
Incubators in China: The Cases in Shanghai and Wuhan 9. Aligning University
Roles and Strategic Orientations: When Local Mandates and Global
Aspirations Meet 10. Emergent Strategies and Tensions Between Decoupled
University Structures and Management Initiatives: A Case Study of a
Strategy Process 11. Towards The Strategic Cooperation Of "Two Worlds":
University-Local Government Relationships in Warsaw 12. Keeping Talents in
the Region?: Educational Internships and Their Impact on Regional
Development 13. Activist Leadership in the Caribbean: The Case of the
University of the West Indies 14. Universities and Regions: New Insights
and Emerging Developments