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The Business Growth Benefits of Higher Education

herausgegeben von: David Greenaway, Chris D. Rudd

Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Enthalten in: Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik" , Springer Professional "Wirtschaft"

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This book tackles the role of universities in driving economic growth. Their role as providers of talent, technology and new ideas is considered in the light of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. A series of expert authors consider success, opportunity and how national frameworks can be fine-tuned to deliver business success.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Frontmatter

Introduction and Overview

1. Introduction and Overview

Abstract

Lord Dearing left the education sector with many legacies, tangible and intangible. One of the constructs underpinning his thinking was the need to look forwards whilst looking backwards — helping the sector to evolve whilst curating the essential elements that maintain UK education providers, and particularly its universities as a byword for excellence in the global market. As the external environment heaps change upon change in and around the Higher Education sector then Dearing’s ‘Castles of the Third Age’ is an increasingly relevant metaphor.

David Greenaway, Chris D. Rudd

International Perspectives

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2. Britain 1850s: Exporting the Idea of a University to Empire

Abstract

Universities in the British tradition were not designed to engage with business. Historical legacy instead locks universities into a model that looks to the professions and to academic peers for support and validation.

Glyn Davis

3. Sino-Foreign Business Partnerships and Higher Education

Abstract

Technological change drives innovation, which in turn drives economic growth. Sustained growth is a pre-requisite for wealth creation and social improvement. That has always been the case. But for any country managing the transition to a knowledge based economy, it is paramount. Such is the case in twenty-first century China. Building partnerships between major international creators of research and organisations which can take new innovations to market will be increasingly important to the knowledge based economy.

David Greenaway, Chris D. Rudd

4. International Business Engagement via Executive Training: A Case Study of the Chevening Young Leaders’ Programme for China

Abstract

Since China began to embrace a free market approach to business and opened its doors to the outside world in 1978, its economy has made tremendous progress. Chinese companies, especially large-scale state owned enterprises (SOEs), have increasingly shown interest in strengthening their ability to compete in the global economy. However, they are facing a new challenge — developing international expertise. So far, one way they have found to meet this challenge is turning to Western executive training programmes to learn directly from foreign experts on how to do business abroad.

Shujie Yao, Maio He

Supporting Strategies for Growth

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5. Business and Higher Education

Abstract

Over the last few years, both business and higher education have had somewhat of a rollercoaster ride. Between the end of the recession in the early 1990s and 2008, business enjoyed a long period of uninterrupted GDP growth. The economy seemed to be on track, with most expectations that the trajectory would continue ever upwards. Over the same period, universities saw a steady rise in student numbers.

John Cridland

6. Innovation and Commercialisation in Global Science

Abstract

It is October 2012 and I am with Professor Ted Cocking FRS of The University of Nottingham with a team of professionals from Azotic Technologies Ltd, a spin-out company formed to commercialise the nitrogen fixation technology invented by Professor Cocking.

Peter Blezard

7. Universities and Business: the Moment of Opportunity and the Arrow of Research

Abstract

Synergy is one of the hallmarks of the globalisation age. We live in an era in which trade, investment, migration, technology and finance are coming together ever more rapidly and in surprising ways.

Andrew Witty

Innovation

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8. The Crucial Role of Universities in Promoting Radical Innovation

Abstract

The terms ‘knowledge economy’ and ‘information society’ are used quite loosely to describe the age in which we live. Universities, as a repository of both knowledge and information, ought to be at the forefront of this brave new world; but are they?

The real challenge of innovation today is not technological innovation, it’s institutional innovation. We have to start inventing new types of institutions that can stay in step with the information age. John Seely Brown (ex-Chief Scientist of Xerox Corporation and the director of PARC, the Palo Alto Research Center) interviewed by Mark Stevenson in his ‘An Optimist’s

Tour of the Future 2011

Knowledge used to be hard to acquire, and the difficulty of amassing it gave that knowledge — and the person who had it — value.

Martin Binks

9. IP Commercialisation: Can Do Better — A University of Nottingham Experiment in the Food and Drink Sector

Abstract

‘Can the boffins save us?’ read the headline¹ in an article highlighting the research capability of UK universities. It makes the argument for greater emphasis on applied research and greater collaboration with industry to aid UK’s economic recovery. In a similar vein, this chapter argues for a more systematic approach to IP exploitation at our universities to ensure what can be commercialised is commercialised.

Neil Davidson

Building Partnerships

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10. Creating the Future

Abstract

Partnership, collaboration and joint working are necessities and, at times, dirty words in the cultural sector. The creative process is a protected process — inspired by the vision of a single creative mind and developed in hothouses of creativity — a rehearsal studio or garret.

Stephanie Sirr

11. Partnerships with a Purpose: Creating Cultural and Commercial Value in the UK Film Sector

Abstract

This chapter provides an overview of how the British Film Institute (BFI) the leading body for film in the UK, is seeking to work with a wide range of partners, including universities, to engage at a strategic level with the potential cultural and commercial benefits that a strong film sector will provide. It explores some areas where partnerships with a range of organisations and particularly higher education could have a significant impact in the development of this key sector within the creative industries as technological change continues to affect companies across its value chain.

Richard Paterson

12. A Review of Corporate Philanthropy in UK Higher Education: The University of Nottingham Perspective

Abstract

Philanthropy is one of the UK’s great traditions — and education is one of the greatest causes. From medieval through Victorian to modern times, generous donations have facilitated the development of academic institutions. Philanthropy has enabled them to become internationally successful and to play their part in the economic, social and cultural achievements of the UK over many years.

Melissa Wadams

Backmatter

Titel: The Business Growth Benefits of Higher Education
herausgegeben von: David Greenaway
Chris D. Rudd
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Electronic ISBN: 978-1-137-32070-4
Print ISBN: 978-1-349-45780-9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137320704