Institutionalization of cross-border regional innovation systems: the role of university institutional entrepreneurs

Figures & data

Figure 1. The EUREGIO.

Source: Authors, based on GeoBasis-DE/BKG 2017; CBS/TopGrenzen CCBY CBS and Kadaster.

Table 1. Characterization of university institution entrepreneurship repertoires.

	Joint degree	Euregional bachelor	Mechatronics
External networking	Successful Strong ties	Successful Strong ties	Successful Weak ties
Internal networking	Successful Strong ties	Successful Strong ties	Relatively absent Weak ties
Interpretive framing	Proactive framing	Reactive framing	Reactive framing
Institution-building	Resilient formal and informal institution-building	Vulnerable formal institution-building Resilient informal institution-building	Vulnerable formal institution-building Resilient informal institution-building
Result	Institutionalized cross-border collaboration	Collaboration continues, but form keeps changing	Ties remained, but concrete collaborations terminated