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Cristina Chaminade. Photo.

Cristina Chaminade

Professor

Cristina Chaminade. Photo.

Transforming universities to address grand societal challenges : A case study of organisational and institutional change at Lund University

Author

  • Bo Göransson
  • Cristina Chaminade
  • Blaise Booponoyeng Bayuo

Summary, in English

Today's societal challenges require social innovative processes of co-creating knowledge. As a central actor in knowledge creation, universities can effectively contribute to transformative social innovation by instituting organisational and institutional change. The paper analyses how different strategies, policy mechanisms and incentive structures affect the long-term sustainability of social innovation initiatives at universities. Empirical data from interviews with top management, researchers, teachers and students at Lund University shows that the institutional logic for the change process has manifested itself in the triple helix innovation model, emphasising industry-university-government collaboration for strengthening national industrial competitiveness. This narrow interpretation of the third mission is challenged by internal as well as external pressures for the university to actively participate in solving social challenges beyond the sphere of industrial application. The case study illustrates the dynamics of competing institutional logics and how a traditional and research-oriented university struggles to embed social innovation ideas and practices into its policy framework.

Department/s

  • Research Policy
  • Department of Economic History

Publishing year

2022-01

Language

English

Pages

13-41

Publication/Series

International Journal of Intellectual Property Management

Volume

12

Issue

1

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Inderscience Publishers

Topic

  • Business Administration

Keywords

  • university-industry collaboration
  • social innovation
  • inclusive innovation
  • third mission
  • institutional change
  • institutional logics
  • co-creation processes

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1478-9647