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dc.contributor.authorBenneworth, P.
dc.contributor.authorCharles, David
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:03:07Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:03:07Z
dc.date.created2014-10-28T02:23:07Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.identifier.citationBenneworth, P. and Charles, D. 2005. University spin-off policies and economic development in less successful regions: Learning from two decades of policy practice. European Planning Studies. 13 (4): pp. 537-557.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7881
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/09654310500107175
dc.description.abstract

Although there is great interest in the new knowledge economy, less favoured regions seem permanently disadvantaged because they lack a critical mass of knowledge capital to initiate accumulation, growth and economic development processes. This is a problem for policy-makers seeking to promote economic growth and territorial cohesion in such regions. Despite this, examples from two such regions, Newcastle, UK and Twente, the Netherlands, suggests that such companies can be very successful. This paper seeks to develop a conceptual model of how university spin-off companies (USOs) can improve their regional economies. The economic benefits that such companies bring are explored, to identify those elements which can potentially upgrade regional economies through knowledge accumulation, which are termed ‘building up territorial knowledge pools’. This paper concludes by developing a conceptual framework for the operation of the territorial knowledge pool; highlighting four different roles played by USOs in improving regional innovation environments and considering the conceptual and policy implications raised by the framework model.

dc.publisherTaylor and Francis
dc.titleUniversity spin-off policies and economic development in less successful regions: Learning from two decades of policy practice
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume13
dcterms.source.number4
dcterms.source.startPage537
dcterms.source.endPage557
dcterms.source.issn0965-4313
dcterms.source.titleEuropean Planning Studies
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