Helen Lawton Smith is Reader in Management, School of Management and Organisational Psychology, Birkbeck, University of London, UK and Director of Research, Oxfordshire Economic Observatory, Oxford University

'The book is well positioned in the Routledge studies in business organisations and network series, offering a valuable contribution and essential reading to those interested in the role(s) of universities in the 21st century.' - Environment and Planning

• List of Tables List of Figures Preface and Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. What Kinds of University Systems 2. The Regional Economy and the University 3. The Measurement of University and Industry Links and Economic Development 4. Universities in National Innovation Systems in Europe 5. Universities in Innovation Systems in North America 6. Universities, Labour Markets and Economic Development in Europe and the USA 7. Case Study Places: Europe – Grenoble and Oxfordshire 8. Case Study Places: USA– Stanford, Louisville and Princeton 9. Conclusions References Index

Helen Lawton Smith is Reader in Management, School of Management and Organisational Psychology, Birkbeck, University of London, UK and Director of Research, Oxfordshire Economic Observatory, Oxford University

'The book is well positioned in the Routledge studies in business organisations and network series, offering a valuable contribution and essential reading to those interested in the role(s) of universities in the 21st century.' - Environment and Planning

• List of Tables List of Figures Preface and Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. What Kinds of University Systems 2. The Regional Economy and the University 3. The Measurement of University and Industry Links and Economic Development 4. Universities in National Innovation Systems in Europe 5. Universities in Innovation Systems in North America 6. Universities, Labour Markets and Economic Development in Europe and the USA 7. Case Study Places: Europe – Grenoble and Oxfordshire 8. Case Study Places: USA– Stanford, Louisville and Princeton 9. Conclusions References Index