Life below excellence
Exploring the Links Between Top-Ranked Universities and Regional Competitiveness
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4097911 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jose-Maria Garcia-Alvarez-Coque (Universitat Politècnica de València), José María García Álvarez‐coque (0000-0002-4334-7843, Universitat Politècnica de València), Francisco Mas-Verdú (Universitat Politècnica de València), Francisco Más‐verdú (0000-0002-0902-9462, Universitat Politècnica de València), Norat Roig-Tierno (0000-0002-7980-3548, ESIC Business and Marketing School, Valencia, Spain, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 369-384 |
| Publication date | 2021-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03075079.2019.1637843 |
| OpenAlex | W2959373186 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 56 |
This paper examines interactions between the presence of top-ranked universities and other conditions that encourage regional competitiveness. Fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) was conducted to assess the combined effect of the conditions. The analysis yields several noteworthy conclusions. First, no single condition is necessary for a region to be competitive. Second, R&D expenditure is important for regional competitiveness. Third, different configurations of conditions are sufficient for high competitiveness in different regional clusters. Furthermore, some of these configurations do not include the presence of top-ranked universities. A ‘magic recipe’ consists of the combination of a private research system, an inter-firm collaboration network and high levels of human capital. The analysis shows that university excellence is valuable. However, in terms of its contribution to regional development, it is not crucial and must always be contextualised. This conclusion is important for smart strategic planning of local knowledge systems
Business · Economic growth · Economics · Excellence · Higher education · Human capital · Industrial organization · Knowledge management · Political science · Qualitative comparative analysis · Regional science · Sociology · Strategic planning · Computer Science · Innovation and Knowledge Management · Italy: Economic History and Contemporary Issues · Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research · Marketing
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