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Entrepreneurial Decision Making in Academic Spinoffs: A Bibliometric Map and Research Agenda
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Caputo, Andrea; Pellegrini, Massimiliano M.; Nikiforou, Argyro – Studies in Higher Education, 2022
In recent decades, universities have put considerable emphasis on their 'Third Mission' and have thus expanded their portfolio of core activities to include activities related to university-industry collaboration and science commercialisation. An important mechanism to implement the university's third mission is the creation of academic spinoffs…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Decision Making, Institutional Mission, Research Universities
Factors Influencing Student Mobility: A Comparative European Study
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Perez-Encinas, Adriana; Rodriguez-Pomeda, Jesus; de Wit, Hans – Studies in Higher Education, 2021
A range of different factors drive student decision-making with respect to studying abroad, they are called push and pull factors. They influence in the (non)-mobility experience of students. This paper focuses on the international student experience, predominantly focusing on: credit-degree mobility and bachelor -- master students. The aim of…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, College Credits, Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students
Learning Facilitating Leadership
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Rasmussen, Lauge Baungaard; Hansen, Mette Sanne – Studies in Higher Education, 2018
This paper explains how engineering students at a Danish university acquired the necessary skills to become emergent facilitators of organisational development. The implications of this approach are discussed and related to relevant viewpoints and findings in the literature. The methodology deployed for this paper is empirical and conceptual. A…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, Graduate Students, Facilitators (Individuals)
Working Together to Increase Student Satisfaction: Exploring the Effects of Mode of Study and Fee Status
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Maxwell-Stuart, Rebecca; Taheri, Babak; Paterson, Audrey S.; O'Gorman, Kevin; Jackson, William – Studies in Higher Education, 2018
This study extends our knowledge on co-creation of value in higher education. The paper examines the relationship between support, co-creation of value and students' satisfaction, as well as moderating factors including mode of study and fee status, via 979 survey responses from undergraduate students. Analysis using partial least squares found…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Higher Education, Undergraduate Students, Fees
Portuguese Academics' Perceptions of Higher Education Institutions' Governance and Management: A Generational Perspective
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Santiago, Rui; Carvalho, Teresa; Cardoso, Sónia – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
This article aims to analyse academics' perceptions on changes in the governance and management of higher education institutions (HEIs) under a generational perspective. It is empirically based on the analysis of national data resulting from the "Changing Academic Profession" international survey. Findings reveal a general tendency for…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Educational Change
An Exploratory Study of the Factors Influencing Undergraduate Student Choice: The Case of Higher Education in Scotland
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Briggs, Senga – Studies in Higher Education, 2006
This article explores the factors influencing student choice at six contrasting universities in Scotland to establish if there is value in developing a model for predicting institutional choice for Scottish undergraduate entry. It is based on a survey of 651 students in two undergraduate disciplines, accountancy and engineering, across the six…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Reputation, Student Attitudes