The notion of Mode 2, as a shift from Mode 1 science-as-we-know-it, depicts science as practically relevant, socially distributed and democratic. Debates remain over the empirical substantiation of Mode 2. In particular, ...

The UK Higher Education sector’s emphasis on research “impact” (economic, social, environmental and cultural benefits) leads to tensions which academics are often ill-equipped to navigate. Our understanding of such ...

The emphasis in cluster theory has been in explaining how and why clustering might contribute to competitive advantage for co-located firms, and hence for the economy. While firms may be encouraged to co-locate to gain ...

The idea of business clusters has been examined and studied since the beginning of the 19th century with claims being made that they exist in every part of the world, in some form or the other. The restructuring and flexibly ...