TY - JOUR
T1 - Bridging the Gap between Universities of Professional Education and Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises
AU - Masurel, E.
AU - Nijkamp, P.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Improving the relationship between knowledge institutions (especially Universities of Professional Education, UPE) and Small-and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) is one of the challenges of current economic policy. Innovation is an important aspect of this policy. However, the characteristics of both UPEs and SMEs appear to be an obstacle in bridging the gap between these two groups. Based on an analysis of survey data from SMEs, this paper contributes to bridging this gap. Information concerning the relationship with UPEs was collected from entrepreneurs to draw strategic policy lessons. Copyright © 2011 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
AB - Improving the relationship between knowledge institutions (especially Universities of Professional Education, UPE) and Small-and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) is one of the challenges of current economic policy. Innovation is an important aspect of this policy. However, the characteristics of both UPEs and SMEs appear to be an obstacle in bridging the gap between these two groups. Based on an analysis of survey data from SMEs, this paper contributes to bridging this gap. Information concerning the relationship with UPEs was collected from entrepreneurs to draw strategic policy lessons. Copyright © 2011 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
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U2 - 10.1504/IJFIP.2011.040064
DO - 10.1504/IJFIP.2011.040064
M3 - Article
SN - 1740-2816
VL - 7
SP - 23
EP - 43
JO - International Journal of Foresight and Innovation Policy
JF - International Journal of Foresight and Innovation Policy
IS - 1, 2, 3
ER -
