Kwadwo Atta-Owusu
Biographic Data
| ID | 2178927 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kwadwo Atta-Owusu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kwadwo |
| FAMILY NAME | Atta-Owusu |
| SIGNATURE | ATTA-OWUSU K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Stavanger |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8952-0592 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Incentivizing knowledge exchange engagement
Engagement in knowledge exchange (KE) with external actors has become widely accepted as an integral mission of universities. However, research and teaching performance remain more important for career progression, while engagement activities are more weakly institutionalized. This raises the question of why academics participate in knowledge exchange engagement activities. This paper examines to what extent academics perceive that they are rewar…
Engaging for the love of place? The role of place attachment in academics’ regional engagement efforts
The third mission of universities is often conceived as a regional one, encompassing contributions to regional development and engagement with regional actors. Yet, universities are increasingly global institutions with internationally mobile faculty. This raises the question of how the embeddedness of academics in their regions shapes engagement at the regional scale. Using survey data of 625 faculty members at seven universities, we investigate…
What drives university-industry collaboration? Research excellence or firm collaboration strategy
Oasis in the desert? Bridging academics’ collaboration activities as a conduit for global knowledge flows to peripheral regions
Peripheral regions, like others, require a sustained flow of global knowledge to stimulate innovation and economic growth. Unfortunately, the dearth of innovative firms in these regions hampers foreign knowledge attraction. Nevertheless, academics are recognized as potential agents to perform such a role considering their embeddedness in diverse collaboration ties. As feasible as this may seem, prior research has not thoroughly examined this prop…
Engaging for the love of place? The role of place attachment in academics’ regional engagement efforts
The third mission of universities is often conceived as a regional one, encompassing contributions to regional development and engagement with regional actors. Yet, universities are increasingly global institutions with internationally mobile faculty. This raises the question of how the embeddedness of academics in their regions shapes engagement at the regional scale. Using survey data of 625 faculty members at seven universities, we investigate…
Oasis in the desert? Bridging academics’ collaboration activities as a conduit for global knowledge flows to peripheral regions
Peripheral regions, like others, require a sustained flow of global knowledge to stimulate innovation and economic growth. Unfortunately, the dearth of innovative firms in these regions hampers foreign knowledge attraction. Nevertheless, academics are recognized as potential agents to perform such a role considering their embeddedness in diverse collaboration ties. As feasible as this may seem, prior research has not thoroughly examined this prop…
Oasis in the desert? Bridging academics’ collaboration activities as a conduit for global knowledge flows to peripheral regions
Peripheral regions, like others, require a sustained flow of global knowledge to stimulate innovation and economic growth. Unfortunately, the dearth of innovative firms in these regions hampers foreign knowledge attraction. Nevertheless, academics are recognized as potential agents to perform such a role considering their embeddedness in diverse collaboration ties. As feasible as this may seem, prior research has not thoroughly examined this prop…
What drives university-industry collaboration? Research excellence or firm collaboration strategy
Engaging for the love of place? The role of place attachment in academics’ regional engagement efforts
The third mission of universities is often conceived as a regional one, encompassing contributions to regional development and engagement with regional actors. Yet, universities are increasingly global institutions with internationally mobile faculty. This raises the question of how the embeddedness of academics in their regions shapes engagement at the regional scale. Using survey data of 625 faculty members at seven universities, we investigate…
Incentivizing knowledge exchange engagement
Engagement in knowledge exchange (KE) with external actors has become widely accepted as an integral mission of universities. However, research and teaching performance remain more important for career progression, while engagement activities are more weakly institutionalized. This raises the question of why academics participate in knowledge exchange engagement activities. This paper examines to what extent academics perceive that they are rewar…
Political science (4 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Innovation and Knowledge Management (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Bridging (networking (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Desert (philosophy (1 work)