Universities as change agents for sustainability – framing the role of knowledge transfer and generation in regional development processes

Abstract We are facing a transnational future. Globalization is getting more and more important in economic development, processes are becoming global, and the allocation of goods, capital and resources is carried out on the global market. In such transnational system, the role of large business centers of resource concentration is getting more significant and the ability of nations to balance the allocation of resources is getting poorer. Consequently, the micro-regions, counties and settlements need to face direct global challenges and the self-generated competition as well. Micro-regions, which are not able to adapt to the global resource market and competition, fall out of this allocation space and surely lag behind. Their future greatly depends on how they can represent their interests and how they can improve their positions.

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Public and Private Technological Innovation Strategies in a Spatial Context: The Case of France

Environment and Planning C Government and Policy ◽

10.1068/c060401 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 401-413 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

J W Dyckman ◽

E A Swyngedouw

Keyword(s):

Regional Development ◽

Public And Private ◽

Future Technology ◽

Regional Dynamics ◽

Military Procurement ◽

Development Processes ◽

Incentive Policies ◽

Technology Policies ◽

The Military

Some decisive elements of implicit or explicit technology policies have escaped policy attention in France. These elements and their relationship with patterns of regional development are highlighted in this paper. The ‘modernization’ strategy in France is examined first, and then the regional dynamics of high-technology production are explored. Subsequently, the role of military expenditure in regional development processes is evaluated. It is concluded that this implicit policy has dramatically altered the character of industrial activity bundles in selected regions and has greatly influenced their potential for future technology-intensive growth. The regional subsidies and incentive policies have proven less important, insofar as modernization and technological change is concerned, than the military expenditures. It is argued that there is little evidence that the impressive military procurement program is integrated with other aspects of regional policy and no evidence that it is playing a role in the industrial restructuring of the older industrial areas.

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The role of mid-range universities in knowledge transfer and regional development: the case of five central European regions

Handbook of Universities and Regional Development ◽

10.4337/9781784715717.00023 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 279-300

Author(s):

Zoltan Gál ◽

Pavel Ptáček

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Transfer ◽

Regional Development ◽

European Regions ◽

Central European

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Regional Planning Cartography

Forum Geografi ◽

10.23917/forgeo.v4i2.529 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

Author(s):

M Sukoco

Keyword(s):

Regional Development ◽

Regional Planning ◽

Planning Process ◽

Development Stage ◽

Difficult Problem ◽

Planning Stage ◽

Development Processes ◽

Selection Of

On the development of regions, whatever they are cannot be separated from the planning stage before the development stage it self. This paper aims to investigate the role of artography, in relation with the study of regional development, especially in relation with the preparation of map types that are relevant and need for both planning and regional development processes. Planners have agreed that maps are highly neede in the planning process, but much is still debated as to ways of presentation, contents of theme, and suitable scala for planning purposed. There are two groups of maps neede by planners, i.e. status maps that are neede before planning and maps that are neede during the planning process. The selection of how much information needed to be drawn on maps for the aims of regional planning, is a difficult problem to solve and also challenge for us, especially geographers. This paper is only a desription of our contribution of thoughts, not based on any research, but is a compilation from various source/ideas, particularly from cartographer who are experienced in their new field, i.e. “Regional Planning Cartography”.

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Local Networks and Regional Development: Features and Perspectives

Environment and Planning A Economy and Space ◽

10.1068/a34226 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 35 (2) ◽

pp. 341-360 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Rosella Nicolini

Keyword(s):

Regional Development ◽

Local Networks ◽

Regional Economic ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Industrial Networks ◽

Development Processes ◽

Region Model ◽

The Difference

The aim of this paper is to draw attention to the role of local industrial networks in regional development processes. A one-region model is built with which to investigate the conditions under which local networks arise, distinguishing between spontaneous and supported networks. Taking into account the difference between incomplete and fully coordinated agreements among firms, I establish the values of parameters that allow for the rise of each type of network. Finally, I discuss the positive effects that local networks yield to the regional internal product, making them a reliable support for regional economic take-off.

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History and Transport Policy

Transfers ◽

10.3167/trans.2014.040105 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 45-62 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ueli Haefeli ◽

Fritz Kobi ◽

Ulrich Seewer

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Transfer ◽

Transport Policy ◽

Science And Policy ◽

Direct Knowledge ◽

Academic System ◽

Decision Making Processes ◽

Policy And Planning ◽

Policy Solutions ◽

Do So

Based on analysis of two case studies in the Canton of Bern, this article examines the question of knowledge transfer from history to transport policy and planning in the recent past in Switzerland. It shows that for several reasons, direct knowledge transfer did not occur. In particular, historians have seldom become actively involved in transport planning and policy discourses, probably partly because the academic system offers no incentive to do so. However, historical knowledge has certainly influenced decision-making processes indirectly, via personal reflection of the actors in the world of practice or through Switzerland's strongly developed modes of political participation. Because the potential for knowledge transfer to contribute to better policy solutions has not been fully utilized, we recommend strengthening the role of existing interfaces between science and policy.

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PERAN PEMUDA MILLENNIAL DALAM MENDUKUNG PEMBANGUNAN REGIONAL (Role of Millennial Youth in Support Regional Development)

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3622815 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Khasni Nur Anisha

Keyword(s):

Regional Development ◽

Regional Role

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Knowledge Transfer in a Project-Based Organization Through Microlearning on Cost-Efficiency

The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science ◽

10.1177/00218863211033096 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 002188632110330

Author(s):

Teresa Beste

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Transfer ◽

Cost Efficiency ◽

Construction Projects ◽

Research Study ◽

Participation Rate ◽

Project Teams ◽

Organizational Practice ◽

Public Sector Organization ◽

Body Of Knowledge

This paper investigates the role of microlearning on cost-efficiency on knowledge transfer in a project-based organization. As part of an action research study in a Norwegian public sector organization working with construction projects, a microlearning series was initiated to increase knowledge transfer on cost-efficiency. Seven microlearning lessons were distributed to 334 employees, including short questionnaires after the first and last lesson. The study reflects on the design process of the lessons, on the participation rate, and on how it contributes to an increase of knowledge. Microlearning was perceived as relevant by the participants. It makes knowledge transfer less arbitrary by providing a common body of knowledge to all project teams. For the organizational practice, this implies that microlearning also has potential for knowledge sharing on other topics in the project-based organization. Updating the microlearning series with further examples and new lessons is expected to contribute to continuous learning on cost-efficiency.

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Anatomy of a Psychological Theory: Integrating Construct-Validation and Computational-Modeling Methods to Advance Theorizing

Perspectives on Psychological Science ◽

10.1177/1745691620966794 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 174569162096679

Author(s):

Ivan Grahek ◽

Mark Schaller ◽

Jennifer L. Tackett

Keyword(s):

Computational Modeling ◽

Construct Validation ◽

Theory Development ◽

Psychological Theory ◽

Modeling Methods ◽

Psychological Theories ◽

Development Processes ◽

Convergence And Divergence

Discussions about the replicability of psychological studies have primarily focused on improving research methods and practices, with less attention paid to the role of well-specified theories in facilitating the production of reliable empirical results. The field is currently in need of clearly articulated steps to theory specification and development, particularly regarding frameworks that may generalize across different fields of psychology. Here we focus on two approaches to theory specification and development that are typically associated with distinct research traditions: computational modeling and construct validation. We outline the points of convergence and divergence between them to illuminate the anatomy of a scientific theory in psychology—what a well-specified theory should contain and how it should be interrogated and revised through iterative theory-development processes. We propose how these two approaches can be used in complementary ways to increase the quality of explanations and the precision of predictions offered by psychological theories.

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