Research collaboration for a knowledge-based economy: towards a conceptual framework

Mensah, Mavis Serwah Benneh; Enu-Kwesi, Francis

doi:10.1186/s40604-018-0049-5

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“…As a result, there was a critical area for improvement of the university outreach concerning academic integrity, and multidisciplinary outreach is recommended for problems-oriented and research-based innovation development (Etzkowitz & Leydesdorff, 2000;Mensah & Enu-Kwesi, 2018). Furthermore, to sustain the collaboration, previous studies from the Thailand context (Chanthes, 2012) and other developed countries (Egeren & Laurie, 2022;Mensah & Enu-Kwesi, 2018) suggest university outreach being carried out as research collaboration. The research-based innovation development can sustain the initiated networks and related collaborative organizations (Etzkowitz & Zhou, 2017).…”

Section: Challenges For Sustaining the Collaborationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Economic development concepts in recent eras, such as the knowledge-based economy and the industry 4.0 economy, focusing on innovation development require new knowledge creation as an essential element of the development (Foray & Lundvall, 2009). The works of academia involving servicing the surrounding economic and societal needs are delivered in various forms, known as regional engagement (Benneworth & Sanderson, 2009), community service (Antonio et al, 2000), public service (Olo et al, 2019), research collaboration (Mensah & Enu-Kwesi, 2018) and outreach activity (Egeren & Laurie, 2022). These activities help promote entrepreneurial development in production and add economic value (Olo et al, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

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University Outreach in the Triple Helix Model of Collaboration for Entrepreneurial Development

Chanthes

2022

JEI

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This paper presents an empirical study of the role of university outreach in the triple helix collaboration model adopted for the development of knowledge-based entrepreneurship in a community enterprise in Thailand. The triple helix model is a hybrid collaboration of university-industry-government networks for knowledge transfer and innovation development. This research project was a case study using a qualitative ground theory approach, semi-structured interviews, and documentary analysis for its data collection tools. This study investigates how a university outreach project performed by academic members of a regional university from the Northeast region of Thailand plays a role in promoting a local community enterprise to become knowledge-based entrepreneurship. The study chose a local organic rice farming community enterprise as its case study. The study discovered that the primary role of the university outreach is a source of creative knowledge required for innovative development. The knowledge delivery is via academic service financially supported by funding from a government agency. The empirical evidence showed that the participating academics delivered their knowledge service with sufficient entrepreneurial skills. Moreover, the academic service that promoted the enterprise’s business innovation significantly added economic value to its production. In addition to identifying success factors, this paper also discusses a challenge for further development for the university outreach sustaining its contribution to the triple helix collaboration by constructing systematic support from the university and promoting academic integrity for interdisciplinary research-based innovation development.

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University Outreach in the Triple Helix Model of Collaboration for Entrepreneurial Development

Chanthes

2022

JEI

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“…HEIs are key actors in developing wealth in society and the knowledge economy. The role of HEIs is as key players in knowledge production, and their entrepreneurial mission as players in the Quadruple Helix for science and knowledge [39]. HEIs are strategising their activities to fulfill wealth creation demands in society by co-creating activities.…”

Section: Creating a Sustainable Knowledge Societymentioning

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Higher Education Institutions as Knowledge Brokers in Smart Specialisation

Kangas

Aarrevaara

2020

Sustainability

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The effectiveness of societal interaction has become a key aspect in evaluating the success of higher education institutions (HEIs) in performing their duties. These factors have been built into institutional funding models, and the funding of research follows a similar approach. External stakeholders are now having to share in undertaking some of the functions that will define higher education institutions’ external activities, societal interaction and impact on society. The European Union’s smart specialisation strategy is such a factor. This initiative allows higher education institutions to implement policies by building regional clusters. The counterparts of higher education institutions in these clusters of smart specialisation are knowledge-intensive enterprises, high-tech service providers, educational institutions, the Arctic Smartness Specialisation Platform and other centers of expertise for smart specialisation. In this paper, we have analysed the role of higher education institutions as knowledge brokers in smart specialisation though a qualitative analysis of 20 interviews conducted during the implementation of the smart specialisation project. Our findings show that the knowledge broker role can be promoted from four perspectives: the social dimension of networks; decision-making and control; cluster building; and exchange elements. The clarification and legitimation of the role of higher education institutions as knowledge brokers in these areas would give smart specialisation more impetus to reach its goals.

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“…The need for research and education is strong, and the typical features of new knowledge and competencies are applicability, practice orientation and rapidity. Currently, HEI's concrete response as a "third mission", as social impact, is considered natural and embedded in operations of research, development and innovation (RDI) and education (Mensah and Enu-Kwesi, 2018;Pinheiro et al, 2015). The objective of this study was to develop HEI alignment in SD-related education and RDI, as well as their impact on society.…”

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Wicked problems: university research topic convergence despite divergence in local educational and innovation policies

Friman

Schreiber

Mutanen

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IJSHE

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Purpose This study aims to determine how sustainable development (SD) demands (according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe’s (UNECE) SD themes from 2005) are connected to the contents of education, research, development and innovation (RDI) in higher education institutions (HEI). Education and the RDI nexus may affect HEI’s capability to handle SD-related wicked problems and enhance their societal impact. Design/methodology/approach This paper examined SD-oriented curricula contents of two universities (Brazil and Finland) and counted the number of SD-related research outcomes. In addition, conceptual modelling was used to analyse the mechanisms that may be directing HEIs’ SD work in local innovation. Findings The data showed a convergence deviation in the RDI of SD-related subjects between the two HEIs. There was no correlation between SD-oriented education and RDI-work in either HEI. Education and RDI processes have different UNECE SD themes at the focal point, and the education-research nexus is lacking. This difference indicates that new SD-related knowledge produced through RDI was not effectively used in education. Modelling revealed that the convergence in RDI outcomes arose from the same kind of local business, industry and societal challenges, implementing effective stakeholder pressures into HEIs. The results may indicate that stakeholder SD needs were not directly transferred into the competence qualification of the curriculum. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first quantitative study to reveal the independence of universities’ SD-related RDI subjects on educational curricula.

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Research collaboration for a knowledge-based economy: towards a conceptual framework

Cited by 14 publications

References 57 publications

University Outreach in the Triple Helix Model of Collaboration for Entrepreneurial Development

University Outreach in the Triple Helix Model of Collaboration for Entrepreneurial Development

Higher Education Institutions as Knowledge Brokers in Smart Specialisation

Wicked problems: university research topic convergence despite divergence in local educational and innovation policies

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