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

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Staffan Jacobsson () (SPRU, University of Sussex, CENTRIM, University of Brighton and IMIT and Industrial Dynamics, Chalmers University of Technology)
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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.

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Paper provided by University of Sussex, SPRU - Science and Technology Policy Research in its series SPRU Electronic Working Paper Series with number 81.

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Date of creation: 01 Jun 2002
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Keywords: university-industry relations; innovation; diffusion; R&D; Sweden;

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  1. Lööf, Hans & Broström, Anders, 2004. "Does Knowledge Diffusion between University and Industry Increase Innovativeness?," Working Paper Series in Economics and Institutions of Innovation 21, Royal Institute of Technology, CESIS - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies, revised 26 Jan 2006. [Downloadable!]
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  2. Kander, Astrid & Ejermo, Olof, 2006. "The Swedish Paradox," CIRCLE Electronic Working Paper Series 2006-01, CIRCLE (Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy), Lund University. [Downloadable!]
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