Handbook of Universities and Regional Development

The Handbook of Universities and Regional Development offers a comprehensive and up-to-date insight into how academic institutions impact and enhance their surroundings. It also sheds light on universities as regional development actors from a historical perspective, both by introducing institutional changes and highlighting the interrelatedness of society, business and academia. Chapters provide comprehensive investigations into knowledge transfer mechanisms to explore the diverse ways in which ideas and intellectual property can flow between universities and businesses. Detailed comparative case studies from across the globe expose the highly contextual nature of interactions between academic institutions and their regions. Regional studies scholars will find this Handbook offers a thorough analysis of the topic, as well as a range of key interpretations on the relationships between universities and regional development. Providing important policy recommendations aimed at creating improved relations between academic institutions and their environment, this thought-provoking Handbook is key reading for regional policy makers as well as university managers and administrators. Contributors include: S. Bagchi-Sen, P. Benneworth, M. Breul, Y. Cai, F. Eckardt, L. Edmunds, K. Erdós, H. Etzkowitz, M.P. Feldman, Z. Gál, H. Goldstein, R. Huggins, A. Inzelt, A. Johnston, H. Lawton Smith, A. Lyytinen, J. Manoel Carvalho de Mello, C. Martínez, P. McCann, L. Melo, E.I. Nwakpuda, R. Ortega-Argilés, P. Ptácek, V. Radinger-Peer, E. Rasmussen, T. Renault, J. Revilla Diez, S. Sedlacek, S. Slaughter, N.M. Sorber, R. Sternberg, V. Sterzi, B.J. Taylor, J. van den Broek, A. Varga, A. Vorderwülbecke, J. Wrana, P. Yang, S.R. Yates

Table of Contents:
Contents: 1. Introduction 1 Katalin Erdős and Attila Varga PART I UNIVERSITIES AS ACTORS IN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2. A history of the American land-grant universities and regional development 11 Nathan M. Sorber 3. The second academic revolution : antecedents and consequences of academic entrepreneurship 29 Henry Etzkowitz 4. Universities and their economic and social contribution to regional development 44 Philip McCann and Raquel Ortega-Argilés 5. The transformative role of universities in regional innovation systems : lessons from university engagement in cross-border regions 54 Jos van den Broek, Franziska Eckardt and Paul Benneworth 6. Connections between universities and industry in the United States : trusteeship before and after the great recession 73 Sheila Slaughter and Barrett J. Taylor 7. Philanthropic support of higher education : major gifts from high net worth individuals 90 Emily I. Nwakpuda and Maryann P. Feldman PART II UNIVERSITY KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER MECHANISMS 8. University patenting and the quest for technology transfer policy models in Europe 111 Catalina Martínez and Valerio Sterzi 9. The regional impacts of university spin-offs : in what ways do spin-offs contribute to the region? 151 Einar Rasmussen 10. The under-researched role of alumni spin-off entrepreneurs in upgrading a university’s entrepreneurial support structure: essential ingredient or just a decorative accessory? 166 Arne Vorderwülbecke and Rolf Sternberg 11. Scientists as businessmen – can they, should they? 192 Katalin Erdős 12. Networks, innovation systems and the geography of university–industry linkages : the case of knowledge-intensive business services 210 Andrew Johnston and Robert Huggins PART III REGIONAL CASE STUDIES FROM THREE CONTINENTS 13. Universities, the bioscience sector and local economic development in Oxfordshire : challenges and opportunities 230 Helen Lawton Smith, Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen and Laurel Edmunds 14. The pathways and challenges of university engagement: comparative case studies 251 Harvey Goldstein, Verena Radinger-Peer and Sabine Sedlacek 15. The role of mid-range universities in knowledge transfer and regional development : the case of five central European regions 279 Zoltán Gál and Pavel Ptáček 16. Progress of academic knowledge-based entrepreneurship in three minor post- Soviet economies 301 Annamária Inzelt 17. The role of non-research universities in regional innovation systems in China 329 Yuzhuo Cai, Po Yang and Anu Lyytinen 18. Changing higher education systems through corporate social responsibility? ─ A study on multinational enterprises’ efforts to establish proto-institutions at Vietnamese universities 348 Jöran Wrana, Moritz Breul and Javier Revilla Diez 19. Universities and innovation habitats in Brazil : cases of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro 370 Thiago Renault, Sérgio R. Yates, Leonardo Melo and José Manoel Carvalho de Mello Index 393

About the Author :
Edited by the late Attila Varga, formerly Professor of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Pécs and MTA-PTE Innovation and Economic Growth Research Group and Katalin Erdős, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Pécs, and Research Fellow, MTA-PTE Innovation and Economic Growth Research Group, Hungary

Review :
‘The Handbook is a quality addition to the already deep literature on the topic of universities and regional development. Again, the focus is on the technology transfer and commercialization linkages and not broader areas of regional engagement that universities may possess. The Handbook could be a useful reference in a graduate seminar or a valuable addition to one's personal library.’ 'The Handbook of Universities and Regional Development provides a comprehensive and excellent overview of theoretical and empirical research on the role of universities as regional development actors. Its collection of studies provides a useful foundation for graduate students interested in the field, and offers stimulating reading for regional policymakers. Scholars interested in these topics should find this edited collection a source of inspiration for their own research.' 'This Handbook, on the role and different missions of universities in regional development, is long overdue. The renowned competence of the two editors - Attila Varga and Katalin Erdós - allow them to aptly select a number of outstanding contributions, providing a wide-ranging and critical overview of the cutting-edge theoretical and empirical research on universities as major players in regional economic development across a variety of geographies. An excellent and essential compendium for both graduate students and researchers interested in the field.' 'By studying universities as actors in regional development and as sources of knowledge spillovers, the book provides an interesting picture of the contribution of such institutions to regional development. Universities are back on the scene as active players of the modern knowledge economy.' --Roberta Capello, Politecnico di Milano and Past President of RSAI, Italy