Nuancing the roles of entrepreneurial universities in regional economic development
研究了英国15个城市区域中创业型大学在区域经济发展中的三种角色（增长支持者、引导者、驱动者），并分析角色差异的影响因素，对政策制定者和大学管理者有参考价值。
This paper explores the idea of the entrepreneurial university and how it differs in diverse regional and institutional settings. From the analysis of university engagement in a regional economic development programme in fifteen city-regions in England (UK), this study identifies three roles that entrepreneurial universities play in regional economic development as growth supporter, steerer, and driver. The roles vary depending on regional characteristics, the university’s motivation and its capability to engage in third mission activities and the constellation of active stakeholders working towards regional development. In addition to advancing the concept of entrepreneurial universities, this paper explores the contemporary policy trend towards placing a stronger emphasis on universities as drivers of regional economic development.