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Knowledge Exchange and Collaboration with Industry in the Context of Entrepreneurial Higher Education Institutions

Research in Economics and Business: Central and Eastern Europe

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Title Knowledge Exchange and Collaboration with Industry in the Context of Entrepreneurial Higher Education Institutions
 
Creator Küttim, Merle; Tallinn University of Technology
Põder, Anne
Kallaste, Marianne
Raudsaar, Mervi
Venesaar, Urve
 
Description AbstractHigher education institutions (HEIs) are expected not only to provide research and teachingbut also to be involved in a number of other activities, such as cooperating with enterprisesand interpreting and explaining scientific findings to the wider public, thus contributing tothe development of society. However, little attention has been paid to the relationshipbetween knowledge exchange and collaboration and other entrepreneurial activities ofHEIs. The aim of this study is to assess the links between knowledge exchange with industryand other characteristics of entrepreneurial HEIs. The HEInnovate questionnaire is used toevaluate the various characteristics of entrepreneurial HEIs in four Estonian universities.The results of the analysis show that knowledge exchange and collaboration with industryare particularly strongly linked with providing support to prospective entrepreneurs,mentoring and facilitating access to finances and business support services. There is also astrong link with entrepreneurial teaching and learning, which involves shapingentrepreneurial attitudes and skills.Jel classification: I23Keywords: knowledge exchange, university–business cooperation, entrepreneurial higher educationinstitution, entrepreneurial teaching and learning.
 
Publisher Research in Economics and Business: Central and Eastern Europe
 
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Date 2019-01-01
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://rebcee.eu/index.php/REB/article/view/132
 
Source Research in Economics and Business: Central and Eastern Europe; Vol 10, No 2 (2018)
1736-9126
1736-9126
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://rebcee.eu/index.php/REB/article/view/132/97