Swanson, A., Leitner, K-H. (2014): How do prevailing National and Regional Innovation Systems affect university contribution, and transformation towards building an Entrepreneurial University? Insights from a study of the Life Sciences area in Stockholm and Vienna, Helice, Vol. 3, Iss. 11. (original) (raw)

Understanding how prevailing regional and national innovation systems affect university contribution and transformation towards becoming more entrepreneurial is paramount, given greater emphasis has been placed at governmental level to increase university contribution to innovation systems. Findings presented here are from a study exploring which actors, mechanisms, organisational barriers, and enablers, are present within the selected systems that ultimately affect university contribution, and how universities are transforming in response to interactions within the innovation system