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Universities as Channels for Structural Fund Interventions Aiming to SME Growth – A Case Study from Finnish and Romanian Regions

Research in Economics and Business: Central and Eastern Europe

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Title Universities as Channels for Structural Fund Interventions Aiming to SME Growth – A Case Study from Finnish and Romanian Regions
 
Creator Kajanus, Miika; Savonia University of Applied Sciences
Nastase, Carmen; University of Suceava
Maskulainen, Paavo; Savonia University of Applied Sciences
 
Description Currently universities are acting as eminent channels for structural fund interventions in EU countries. This paper studies the experiences of regional universities in a long-standing EU country (Finland) and in a recently joining EU country (Romania). Results are based on expert interviews using the A’WOT-method. The results suggest that universities must have an appropriate understanding of the real development needs of SMEs and the region, including a good understanding about the ideas behind the regional development policies and structural fund programmes. This understanding cannot be established without strategic partnerships. By combining these two perspectives, universities should take a proactive role in the development of regional economies. This means a transformation from a follower into a co-explorer of future opportunities hand in hand with local enterprises.
 
Publisher Research in Economics and Business: Central and Eastern Europe
 
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Date 2013-07-23
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://rebcee.eu/index.php/REB/article/view/15
 
Source Research in Economics and Business: Central and Eastern Europe; Vol 1, No 1 (2009)
1736-9126
1736-9126
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://rebcee.eu/index.php/REB/article/view/15/14
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