Universities and industrial transformation: An interpretative and selective literature study with special emphasis on Sweden

Staffan Jacobsson ()
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Staffan Jacobsson: SPRU, University of Sussex, CENTRIM, University of Brighton and IMIT and Industrial Dynamics, Chalmers University of Technology, http://www.sussex.ac.uk/spru/

No 81, SPRU Working Paper Series from SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex Business School

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to make a selective and interpretative review of the literature on university-industry relations, with the aim of identifying questions for further research. We provide the 'bare bones' of an analytical framework for approaching university-industry relations, where we conceptualise the role of universities in the innovation and diffusion process as one of the providers of a range of functions in an innovation system. We proceed by addressing three themes with a strong bearing on science and educational policy, focussing on Sweden. These are: (1) how to measure the size and performance of academic research, (2) how to assess the value of academic R&D, and (3) how to improve the value of the academic sector where we deal with the issue of 'responsiveness'. We conclude by specifying a set of questions that need further research.

Keywords: university-industry relations; innovation; diffusion; R&D; Sweden (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I23 I28 O38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 47 pages
Date: 2002-06-01
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