Mer än bara MOOC:s – hur onlineutbildning påverkar den amerikanska universitetssektorn

Abstract

Studien utreder hur introduktionen av digital teknik har påverkat amerikansk högre utbildning. Baserat på primärdata och tillgång till material från flera av de ledande aktörerna inom online-utbildning i USA dras slutsatser som appliceras i ett svenskt sammanhang.

Rapporten visar att ny teknik skapar en rad möjligheter som Sverige kan ha nytta av. Det vore därför fel att låta digitaliseringens inverkan på utbildningssystemet reduceras till att enbart handla om MOOC:s. Förvisso har MOOC:s en viktig roll och fenomenet har vuxit under de senaste åren. Resultaten pekar dock på att någonting mer fundamentalt kan vara på väg att förändras inom den högre utbildningen.

Interactions between university spin-offs and academia: A dynamic perspective

Article (with peer review)Publication

Laage-Hellman, J., Lind, F., Öberg, C. & Shih, T.

Publication year

2020

Published in

Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing

Abstract

Purpose
This paper aims to investigate the nature and dynamics of the interaction between university spin-offs (USOs) and academia.

Design/methodology/approach
The theoretical framework is grounded in an interactive view based on the industrial marketing and purchasing literature on USOs and their development. The concepts of activity links, resource ties and actor bonds are used as a starting point for capturing the content and dynamics of the interaction. The empirical part of the paper consists of four case studies captured through interviews as the main data source and analysed to conclude how the interaction between the USO and academia developed over time.

Findings
The study identifies a multi-faceted and dynamic content of the interaction. The paper discerns and discusses research and development links, knowledge and equipment ties and social, legal, financial and organizational bonds with inventors, other academic partners and innovation support organizations. The dynamics are manifested both through changes within individual relationships and by adding/ending relationships. One main conclusion regards the existence of wave-like patterns of interaction with academic partners driven by the USOs’ needs and the establishment of customer relationships.

Originality/value
Most of the previous research has described a linear process in which the USO leaves academia once the idea has been transferred to a company. This paper contrasts this view by developing and using an analytical framework to capture the dynamic and continuous interaction between USO and academia.

The openness of open innovation in ecosystems

Article (with peer review)Publication

Öberg, C., & Alexander, A.

Publication year

2019

Published in

Journal of Innovation & Knowledge

Abstract

Open innovation has rendered increased interest both in practice and research, and has expanded from dyadic transfers of ideas, to ecosystem levels. Knowledge is at the heart of open innovation, and this paper describes and discusses knowledge-transfer linkages for open innovation. It does so based on a literature review. The paper links together open innovation research with general management research to categorise and discuss linkages among parties in terms of their openness and how they relate to knowledge management. Conclusions indicate that openness needs to be considered in different dimensions that also links to different knowledge management outcomes. The paper’s contribution consists of how it connects open innovation research to the general management literature, and how it builds a practical understanding of how linkages between firms can be categorised to aid firms to consider which mechanisms they may choose and why.

A revised perspective on innovation policy for renewal of mature economies – Historical evidence from finance and telecommunications in Sweden 1980–1990

Article (with peer review)Publication

Eriksson, K., Ernkvist, M., Laurell, C., Moodysson, J., Nykvist, R. & Sandström, C.

Publication year

2019

Published in

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Abstract

What is the role of innovation policy for accomplishing renewal of mature industries in Western economies? Drawing upon an unusually rich dataset spanning 9752 digitized archival documents, we categorize and code decisions taken by policymakers on several levels while also mapping and quantifying the strategic activities of both entrant firms and incumbent monopolists over a decade. Our data concerns two empirical cases from Sweden during the time period 1980–1990: the financial sector and the telecommunications sector. In both industries, a combination of technological and institutional upheaval came into motion during this time period which in turn fueled the revitalization of the Swedish economy in the subsequent decades. Our findings show that Swedish policymakers in both cases consistently acted in order to promote the emergence of more competition and de novo entrant firms at the expense of established monopolies. The paper quantifies and documents this process while also highlighting several enabling conditions. In conclusion, the results indicate that successful innovation policy in mature economies is largely a matter of strategically dealing with resourceful vested interest groups, alignment of expectations, and removing resistance to industrial renewal.

Mer än bara MOOC:s – hur onlineutbildning påverkar den amerikanska universitetssektorn

Mer än bara MOOCs – hur onlineutbildning påverkar den amerikanska universitetssektorn

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