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Performance Management and Governance in Public Universities: Challenges and Opportunities Read chapter Read first chapter

2022 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

The Third Mission Strategies Disclosure Through the Integrated Plan

Authors : Natalia Aversano, Giuseppe Nicolò, Giuseppe Sannino, Paolo Tartaglia Polcini

Published in: Governance and Performance Management in Public Universities

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

The chapter presents fresh knowledge of how Italian public universities incorporate third mission strategies within the Integrated Plan. The results show that the Integrated Plan can be considered a valid tool to communicate to internal and external stakeholders’ information about the strategies, the actors, and the structures involved in the third mission activities.
The third mission is complementary to the other two missions of universities: teaching and research. It includes a batch of activities related to technology transfer and innovation; continuing education; and social engagement through which universities open their boundaries to the external environment to create value for the society and the region in which they are rooted.
This present research provides fresh knowledge of how Italian public universities incorporate third mission strategies within the Integrated Plan. From a methodological point of view, content analysis is conducted on a sample of Integrated Plans prepared by the largest Italian public universities. Results show a medium level of disclosure, evidencing how the Integrated Plan may represent a useful tool to communicate to internal and external stakeholders’ information about the strategies, the actors, and the structures involved in the third mission activities.

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Metadata
Title
The Third Mission Strategies Disclosure Through the Integrated Plan
Authors
Natalia Aversano
Giuseppe Nicolò
Giuseppe Sannino
Paolo Tartaglia Polcini
Copyright Year
2022
Book
Governance and Performance Management in Public Universities

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-85697-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-85698-4

Copyright Year: 2022

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85698-4_6

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