Universities and Regional Development : A Critical Assessment of Tensions and Contradictions (Hardcover)

1. Introduction to the Volume  PART I: SETTING THE STAGE FOR THE DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS  2: Understanding Regions and the Institutionalization of Universities  PART II: TENSIONS DERIVED FROM PATH- AND RESOURCE- DEPENDENCIES  3: University Ambiguity and Institutionalization: A Tale of Three Regions  4: National Universities and the Regional Dimension: A Dilemma?  5: Universities, Regional Development and Economic Competitiveness: The Polish Case  6: The Shifting Roles of Moldovan Universities in Regional Development: A Critical Policy Perspective  PART III: TENSIONS DERIVED FROM THE ROLE OF DOMINANT PLAYERS/MODELS, LEGITIMACY AND SYMBOLIC COMPLIANCE  7: Excellence, Relevance and the Construction of Regional Science Policy: Science Frictions and Fictions in the North West of England  8: Institutional Specificity and Organizational Change: A Case of University Social Engagement in Brazil  9: Institutional, Regional and Market Identity in Chilean Public Regional Universities  10: Resource Asymmetries and Cumulative Advantages in Regional Knowledge Systems: Exploring a University’s Growth/Share Strategy  PART IV: TENSIONS DERIVED FROM STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESSES  11: Scaling Entrepreneurial Architecture: The Challenge of Managing Regional Technology Transfer in Hamburg  12: The Relationship of Regional Engagement to Universities’ Core Purposes: Reflections from Engagement Efforts with Socially Excluded Communities  13: Managing Regional Engagement: The Role of Benchmarking  PART V: MAKING SENSE OF THE FINDINGS AND PROPOSING A WAY FORWARD  14: What Next? Steps towards a Re-Categorization of Universities’ Regional Missions