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University–Business Engagement Franchising and Geographic Distance: A Case Study of a Business Leadership Programme

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Pages 1217-1231 | Received 20 Aug 2013, Accepted 01 Jul 2014, Published online: 09 Feb 2015
 

Abstract

Dada O., Jack S. and George M. University–business engagement franchising and geographic distance: a case study of a business leadership programme, Regional Studies. This paper adapts a franchising perspective to generate a better understanding of geographic distance in university–business engagement. The study utilized an in-depth case study of a leadership and management development intervention, a programme specifically designed for small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) owner-managers (or directors) by the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development, within a well-respected institution, ranked in the top 1% of universities in the world. Unlike most studies, the research findings indicate that knowledge spillovers from university–business engagement can occur through replication in regions external to the university's locality.

Dada O., Jack S. and George M. 大学—企业合作特许经营与地理距离:一个企业领导力计画的研究,区域研究。本文改写特许经营的视角,以对大学—企业合作中的地理距离提出更佳的理解。本研究对领导力与管理发展之介入,进行深度的案例研究——此为一所全世界大学排名前百分之一的研究所内高度受到敬重的“创业精神与企业发展机构”,特别为中小型企业(SME)老闆—管理者(或总监)所设计的计画。有别于多数的研究,本研究的发现指出,大学—企业合作的知识外溢,可以透过在大学所在地之外的区域进行复製而发生。

Dada O., Jack S. et George M. Le franchisage de l'engagement entre les milieux universitaire et professionnel, et la distance géographique: étude de cas d'un programme de leadership professionnel, Regional Studies. Adaptant le point de vue du franchisage, cet article cherche à mieux comprendre la distance géographique quant à l'engagement entre les milieux universitaire et professionnel. Les recherches ont puisé dans une étude de cas approfondie d'une intervention pour le développement du leadership et le perfectionnement des cadres, un programme spécialement conçu pour les propriétaires – gérants (ou bien les dirigeants) des petites et moyennes entreprises (Pme) par l'Institute for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development (institut de l'entrepreneuriat et du développement des entreprises), présenté au sein d'une institution respectée, classée parmi les meilleures 1% des universités du monde. À la différence de la plupart des études, les résultats des recherches laissent voir que les retombées de connaissance qui proviennent de l'engagement entre les milieux universitaire et professionnel se produisent par répétition dans les régions situées en dehors de la localité de l'université.

Dada O., Jack S. und George M. Zusammenarbeit zwischen Hochschulen und Unternehmen, Franchising und geografische Entfernung: Fallstudie eines Programms für Unternehmensführung, Regional Studies. In diesem Beitrag wird das Verständnis der geografischen Entfernung bei der Zusammenarbeit zwischen Hochschulen und Unternehmen mithilfe einer angepassten Franchising-Perspektive verbessert. Hierbei kommt eine ausführliche Fallstudie über eine Maßnahme zur Weiterentwicklung von Betriebsführung und Management zum Einsatz, ein Programm, das vom Institute for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development – welches einer angesehenen, zum führenden 1% der weltweiten Universitäten gehörenden Institution angeschlossen ist – speziell für die Inhaber und Leiter (bzw. Direktoren) von kleinen und mittelständischen Unternehmen entwickelt wurde. Im Gegensatz zu den meisten Studien geht aus den Ergebnissen dieser Studie hervor, dass Wissensübertragungen bei der Zusammenarbeit zwischen Hochschulen und Unternehmen durch eine Replikation in Regionen außerhalb des Hochschulstandorts auftreten können.

Dada O., Jack S. y George M. Cooperación entre universidades y empresas, franquicias y distancia geográfica: un estudio de caso de un programa de liderazgo comercial, Regional Studies. En este artículo adaptamos una perspectiva sobre las franquicias para poder entender mejor la distancia geográfica en la cooperación entre los ámbitos universitario y empresarial. Para este trabajo hemos utilizado un estudio exhaustivo de casos sobre un programa del desarrollo de liderazgo y gestión diseñado específicamente para gerentes y propietarios (o directores) de pequeñas y medianas empresas (pymes) por el Institute for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development (Instituto de iniciativas de empresa y desarrollo empresarial), que trabaja en el marco de una institución reputada y clasificada en el 1% de las mejores universidades del mundo. A diferencia de la mayoría de estudios, los resultados de la investigación indican que la difusión de conocimiento a través de la cooperación entre universidades y empresas puede ocurrir mediante la reproducción en regiones fuera del ámbito universitario.

Acknowledgement

An earlier version of this paper was presented at the 2013 Triple Helix XIth International Conference, London, UK. The authors are grateful for comments received at the conference.

Supplemental data

Supplemental data for this article can be accessed here. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2014.995614.

Notes

1. Additional reasons why firms engage with universities have been linked to the firms’ structural factors. In addition to larger firm size, Laursen and Salter (Citation2004) found that firms characterized by higher R&D intensity and firms in machinery and chemical industries are more likely to draw knowledge from universities. Howells et al. (Citation2012) found that manufacturing firms are more likely to rate universities in high regard as important knowledge sources than service-related firms. Organizations that are more open in the way they search for new ideas for innovation were also found to be more likely to draw knowledge from universities (Laursen and Salter, Citation2004).

2. In the UK, the regional development agencies (now abolished) viewed universities as centres of regional development (Gibb, Citation2012). The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) was the body responsible for promoting economic development in the North West of England. It was abolished in 2012 and replaced by the local enterprise partnerships (LEPs). Although the LEPs have no involvement with the LEAD programme, the abolition of the NWDA had no negative impact on the LEAD programme as would be seen in the later discussions.

3. Looking at the Community Innovation Survey (CIS), the Lambert Review of Business–University Collaboration (Citation2003, p. 71) argued that the evidence points to the importance of proximity to firms of all sizes. For example, the results of the CIS data on UK-based firms that collaborate with universities demonstrate that

firms with local markets chose to work with a local university in almost 90 per cent of their collaborations. Firms with regional or national markets chose to collaborate with their local universities between a third and a half of the time. Even companies with international markets work with their local universities in a quarter of their collaborations.

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