Blar i UiS Brage på forfatter "Atta-Owusu, Kwadwo"
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Engaging for the love of place? The role of place attachment in academics’ regional engagement efforts
Atta-Owusu, Kwadwo; Fitjar, Rune Dahl (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The third mission of universities is often conceived as a regional one, encompassing contributions to regional development and engagement with regional actors. Yet, universities are increasingly global institutions with ... -
Incentivizing knowledge exchange engagement: direct and indirect benefits of external engagement
Atta-Owusu, Kwadwo; Fitjar, Rune Dahl (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Engagement in knowledge exchange (KE) with external actors has become widely accepted as an integral mission of universities. However, research and teaching performance remain more important for career progression, while ... -
Oasis in the desert? Bridging academics’ collaboration activities as a conduit for global knowledge flows to peripheral regions
Atta-Owusu, Kwadwo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-05)Peripheral regions, like others, require a sustained flow of global knowledge to stimulate innovation and economic growth. Unfortunately, the dearth of innovative firms in these regions hampers foreign knowledge attraction. ... -
Promoting academic engagement in regions: How individual and contextual factors shape engagement activities
Atta-Owusu, Kwadwo (PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2021-04)The need to harness knowledge to improve the innovativeness and economic development of regions has brought the regional role of universities to the fore of academic and policy discourses. Being producers and disseminators ... -
The Relationship Between Eco-Innovation and European Company Success - The Driving Forces
Omosuyi, Grace.; Ebueku, Uyi. (Master thesis, 2023)This research examined how eco-innovation drives European enterprises' financial performance. The Panel Least Square Model was used to analyse a 2014–2020 dataset from 11 European nations. Policymakers, industry practitioners, ... -
What drives university-industry collaboration? Research excellence or firm collaboration strategy?
Atta-Owusu, Kwadwo; Fitjar, Rune Dahl; Rodriguez-Pose, Andres (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08-13)Research and innovation policy aims to boost research output and university-industry collaboration (UIC) in part to allow firms access to leading scientific knowledge. As part of their mission, universities in many countries ... -
What motivates academics for external engagement? Exploring the effects of motivational drivers and organizational fairness
Atta-Owusu, Kwadwo; Fitjar, Rune Dahl (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04)Academics have different motivations for external engagement, including to acquire external resources for research (research advancement motivation), to contribute to society (prosocial motivation), or to acquire monetary ...