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TY - JOUR
T1 - Students as transferors of knowledge: the problem of measuring success.
AU - Clark, Gordon
AU - Dawes, Frank
AU - Heywood, Alan
AU - McLaughlin, Tara
N1 - “The final, definitive version of this article has been published in the Journal, International Small Business Journal, 26 (6), 2008, © SAGE Publications Ltd, 2008 by SAGE Publications Ltd at the International Small Business Journal page: http://isb.sagepub.com/ on SAGE Journals Online: http://online.sagepub.com/
PY - 2008/12
Y1 - 2008/12
N2 - Measuring the success of knowledge transfer from universities to firms has traditionally been seen as an unproblematic activity, apart from the practical issues of how to measure the new jobs and sales that have been created. This paper problematises the concept of ‘success’ in terms of its definition, measurement and interpretation. It explores critically one approach to policy evaluation by assessing a programme of knowledge transfer to SMEs using university students. It reviews critically different definitions of success and methods of assessing success. It provides guidance on how to predict success, which may be useful for other programmes of knowledge transfer. An agenda for future research in this area is proposed that links this paper’s approach to other methods of evaluation.
AB - Measuring the success of knowledge transfer from universities to firms has traditionally been seen as an unproblematic activity, apart from the practical issues of how to measure the new jobs and sales that have been created. This paper problematises the concept of ‘success’ in terms of its definition, measurement and interpretation. It explores critically one approach to policy evaluation by assessing a programme of knowledge transfer to SMEs using university students. It reviews critically different definitions of success and methods of assessing success. It provides guidance on how to predict success, which may be useful for other programmes of knowledge transfer. An agenda for future research in this area is proposed that links this paper’s approach to other methods of evaluation.
KW - knowledge transfer
KW - policy evaluation
KW - success
KW - students
KW - SMEs
KW - employability
U2 - 10.1177/0266242608096091
DO - 10.1177/0266242608096091
M3 - Journal article
VL - 26
SP - 735
EP - 758
JO - International Small Business Journal
JF - International Small Business Journal
SN - 0266-2426
IS - 6
ER -