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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.
Edited by Andrea Bonaccorsi, Professor of Engineering Management, University of Pisa and Cinzia Daraio, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Contents: PART I: INTRODUCTION1. Theoretical Perspectives on University StrategyAndrea Bonaccorsi and Cinzia Daraio2. Universities as Strategic Knowledge Creators: Some Preliminary EvidenceAndrea Bonaccorsi and Cinzia DaraioPART II: TRANSVERSAL TOPICS3. Changing Models and Patterns of Higher Education Funding: Some Empirical Evidence Benedetto Lepori, Martin Benninghoff, Ben Jongbloed, Carlo Salerno and Stig Slipersæter4. The Third Mission and the Entrepreneurial University ModelMagnus Gulbrandsen and Stig Slipersæter5. Efficiency and Productivity in European Universities: Exploring Trade-offs in the Strategic ProfileAndrea Bonaccorsi, Cinzia Daraio and Léopold Simar PART III: NATIONAL PATTERNS6. Patterns of Diversity in the Swiss Higher Education SystemBenedetto Lepori7. University Autonomy and Structural Constraints in the Italian SystemAndrea Bonaccorsi and Cinzia Daraio 8. Cost Structure, Economies of Capacity Utilization and Scope in Swiss Higher Education InstitutionsMassimo Filippini and Benedetto Lepori9. The UK Knowledge Production FunctionGustavo Crespi10. The Portuguese Public University System: On the Road to Improvement?Pedro Teixeira, Margarida F. Cardoso, Cláudia S. Sarrico and Maria João Rosa11. Expansion and Reorganization in the Spanish Higher Education SystemAdela García-AracilPART IV: METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES, TOOLS AND DATA PLATFORM12. Indicators for the Analysis of Higher Education Systems: Some Methodological ReflectionsAndrea Bonaccorsi, Cinzia Daraio and Benedetto Lepori13. Variables for Analysing Higher Education Institutions in EuropeStig Slipersæter14. The University Benchmarker: An Interactive Computer ApproachPeter Bogetoft, Harold O. Fried and Philippe Vanden EeckautIndex
'. . . my opinion is that this book not only presents a wide and complete report of an extensive research effort, but also opens new directions for future research advancements in this field, that is very relevant both from theoretical considerations and policy-making implications.'