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Nordic universities- do they have any entrepreneurial objectives and strategies?

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Author

Editor

  • I Bernhard

Summary, in English

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.

Publishing year

2012

Language

English

Pages

63-78

Publication/Series

Uddevalla Symposium

Document type

Conference paper

Publisher

Research reports 2012:02, University West

Topic

  • Transport Systems and Logistics

Keywords

  • Entrepreneurial university
  • university strategy
  • regional innovation
  • performance measures

Conference name

Proceedings of th 15th Uddevalla Symposium 2012

Conference date

0001-01-02

Conference place

Uddevalla, Sweden

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 978-91-977943-4-3