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Peripheral university region and knowledge-based development: the case of Joensuu

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  • Teemu Makkonen

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Universities have gained an increasing amount of attention in the literature as drivers of knowledge-based development. Still, the mere presence of a university alone is not sufficient: the mechanisms of how knowledge is transferred from universities to industry are an important factor affecting the success of the universities' participation in the development of the local economy. The different mechanisms of knowledge transfer are under review here in the context of a peripheral town, Joensuu, in Eastern Finland. In relation to the knowledge transfer mechanisms in the region, a lack of entrepreneurial spirit of graduates and faculty and a partial mismatch between regional business life needs and university research was reported. This paper discusses how to alleviate these lacks and mismatches. Interviews conducted for the study also reveal that the peripheral location of Joensuu poses some restrictions on the availability of skilled workers, but this is compensated by employee loyalty to their employers.

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  • Teemu Makkonen, 2012. "Peripheral university region and knowledge-based development: the case of Joensuu," International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 3(3), pages 216-233.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijkbde:v:3:y:2012:i:3:p:216-233
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    1. Teemu Makkonen & Petri Kahila, 2021. "Vitality policy as a tool for rural development in peripheral Finland," Growth and Change, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 52(2), pages 706-726, June.
    2. Tan Yigitcanlar & Ingi Runar Edvardsson & Hjalti Johannesson & Md Kamruzzaman & Giuseppe Ioppolo & Surabhi Pancholi, 2017. "Knowledge-based development dynamics in less favoured regions: insights from Australian and Icelandic university towns," European Planning Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 25(12), pages 2272-2292, December.

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