Strategic agency and institutional change: investigating the role of universities in regional
innovation systems (RISs). Regional Studies. Past analyses rooted in the thick description of …

The book studies transformations of European universities in the context of globalization and
Europeanization, the questioning of the foundations of the «Golden Age» of the Keynesian …

In the last two decades, a renewed interest on the concepts of social innovation and social
entrepreneurship has emerged. In fact, a large body of theoretical developments that …

Territorial Development and Action Research examines the role of action research within
fields such as territorial development and innovation. Most researchers analyse these fields …

El artículo sugiere que los principios básicos del concepto de Especialización Inteligente
representan un conjunto de retos, tensiones y oportunidades para el papel de las …

Universities and other knowledge institutions have quickly come to be seen as central to
smart specialisation. However, their exact role in Research and Innovation Strategies for …

There is a widespread recognition across Europe, amongst policy-makers, university
managers and scholars, that universities' societal roles (the 'third mission') are increasingly …

There is a lack of in-depth studies on how technology transfer organizations (TTOs) are
organized and developed. This paper examines the evolution/institutionalization of TTOs in …

This paper tries to develop a conceptual framework for a comprehensive understanding of
the merger process, which is regarded as a matter of institutionalization of organizational …

Higher education institutions and, particularly, polytechnic institutes in Portugal are,
generally speaking, recognized as the key stakeholders in regional development. However …