Todd Davey

• PhD - VU Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit)
• Professor at Institut Mines-Télécom Business School

In discussions about Entrepreneurial Universities, it is essential to recognize that academics are at its heart and almost certainly the most important protagonists, particularly those who engage in academic spin-off creation (ASOs). However, understanding their entrepreneurial behavior is still limited, as is the connection to other important acti...

Purpose Academic entrepreneurship is seen as a pathway for universities to create value from their knowledge. However, there has been a lack of clarity about what activities constitute academic entrepreneurship, the different type of entrepreneurial academics and how their perceptions of their environment relate to their engagement. Design/methodo...

This report presents the findings of a study on the university-business cooperation (UBC) in Ukraine from the perspective of higher education institutions (HEIs). Solid qualitative and quantitative evidence allowed for careful examination of the perceptions of Ukrainian academics, HEI managers and knowledge transfer professionals (KTPs) on the nati...

University-Business Cooperation (UBC) is an essential mechanism for advancing interests of business, universities and societies. To improve our understanding of the future of UBC research and practice, this study reports on a priority setting process comprising a two-stage research design. Qualitative research identifies a portfolio of six priority...

The potential for a functional ‘triple helix’ to contribute to economic development is being increasingly accepted and embraced, particularly the bilateral relationship between higher education institutions (HEIs) and business. However, university-business cooperation (UBC) is still a fragmented and indistinct field of research, and the understandi...

The importance of university-business cooperation (UBC) continues to grow. To date, however, our understanding of UBC in education is lacking, as is our knowledge of the motivations of academics to engage in education-driven UBC. This research explores a comprehensive mix of motivations underlying education-driven academic engagement with business...

As an introduction to the topic of universities of the future, the article reviews factors that will influence the future development of universities.

Dieser Management Report stellt zentrale Ergebnisse des abschließenden Berichts des Projekts „Der Stand von Wissenschafts-Wirtschafts-Kooperationen in Europa“ dar. Das Projekt wurde zwischen Dezember 2016 und Oktober 2017 von einem internatioanlem Konsortium unter der Führung des Science-to-Business Marketing Research Center der FH Münster, Deutsch...

This report provides the findings of a study on the university-business cooperation (UBC) in Germany from the perspective of higher education institutions (HEIs). Examining the perceptions of academics, HEI managers and knowledge transfer professionals (KTPs) there still is a room for further improvement, particularly in supporting academics in the...

This report aims at contributing to our understanding of the business perspective on university-business cooperation (UBC) in Germany. Examining the perceptions of a wide range of businesses provides positive signs for the future, with 98% of German businesses that already established relationships with universities planning to maintain or increase...

This report presents the findings of the project ‘The State of University-Business Cooperation in Europe’. The project has been conducted during 2016/2017 by a consortium led by the Science-to-Business Marketing Research Centre, GER for the European Commission. The aim of the project was to get a more profound, comprehensive and up to date underst...

This report presents the summary of findings of the project ‘The State of University-Business Cooperation in Europe’. The project has been conducted during 2016 and 2017 by a consortium led by the Science-to-Business Marketing Research Centre, Germany for the DG Education and Culture, European Commission. The aim of the project was to get a more pr...

Cette synthèse présente les principales constatations issues du projet “L’état de la coopération universités-entreprises en Europe”. Le projet s’est déroulé sur la période de 2016 / 2017 mené par un consortium dirigé par le Centre de Recherche Marketing Science-to-Business (Science-to-Buisness MAerting Research Centre) à l’Université des Sciences A...

A study into the Future of University-Business Cooperation with results from Europe and Australia.

The State of Australian University-Business Cooperation (business perspective) report is out! The report provides essential data for those developing university-business cooperation or entrepreneurship at universities as well as evidence-based policies in the area. Check out the report to better understand the extent of activities being undertaken...

The State of Australian University-Business Cooperation (HEI perspective) report is out! The report provides essential data for those developing university-business cooperation or entrepreneurship at universities as well as evidence-based policies in the area. Check out the report to better understand the extent of activities being undertaken betwe...

As the importance of universities in the movement of western economies from industrial to knowledge–driven economies is increasingly recognised, there has been a greater focus by policy makers and academics on the university's role. Resultantly, a number of conceptual frameworks have been created to capture this changing role, however there remains...

With pressure on universities to better contribute to society, academic entrepreneurship is an increasingly recognised source of new knowledge and technologies as well as being a driver of the movement to a knowledge society. However, whilst growing, the level of academic entrepreneurship in Europe is still relatively low. Two reasons that are fact...

Cooperation between higher education institutions (HEIs) and business has the capability to establish and sustain the competitive advantage of the organisations involved and the social and economic development of the region. Although, university-business cooperation has become a priority for HEI managers and policymakers, these stakeholders often l...

The Vietnamese government has responded to challenges encountered by university graduates on the labour market and the social call for ‘Education responsive to social needs’, by launching the Profession Oriented Higher Education project (POHE). Start-ing to develop competency based education in 8 pilot universities, the project intro-duced particip...

Despite the considerable political and academic interest in concepts such as the triple helix of government, business and higher education as well as entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial universities, relatively little has been written about the role of the university in developing entrepreneurship. More specifically, the questions of how the unive...

In the knowledge economy, Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are facing increasingly competitive environments. On the one side knowledge is now produced in a variety of organisations, so therefore universities are no longer the only producers or sources of knowledge. Universities are also competing with other education providers due to the growin...

The EU’s growth strategy for the coming decade (recorded and defined by Horizon2020) and the higher education modernisation agenda force all European countries to establish a more connected and better functioning relationship between the three most important players government, business and higher education institutions (HEI’s) in order to increase...

University-business cooperation has risen to be one of the top priorities for many higher education institutions, mirroring attention from scholars and policy makers worldwide. Despite prolific research in this area, however, few have investigated curriculum-related university-business cooperation or its facilitators. Hence, this study investigates...

With the creation of the Europe 2020, the EU’s growth strategy for the coming decade, and the higher education modernisation agenda, Europe is embracing the need to create a more connected and functioning relationship between government, business and higher education institutions (HEIs) in order to increase employment, productivity and social cohes...

The literature emphasizes the importance of ensuring that measures developed at the organizational level are transferable to the individual level. This is important not only for effective technology and knowledge transfer in general, but also and especially for university–industry linkages. This study reflects on support mechanisms identified by pr...

University-Business Cooperation (UBC) is gaining importance within European HEIs, and increasing amounts of resources are invested in it, by the HEIs themselves and governments at different levels. In the face of rising scrutiny of their contribution to society, universities, and the governments funding them, are increasingly challenged to justify...