A model of entrepreneurial and innovative European engineers and their interaction with the environment through networks and cooperation is developed using examples from France, the Netherlands, and Germany. Among the literature, it has been found that French engineers were more interested in...

The interesting relationship between entrepreneurial activity and regional competitiveness has been a major focus of academics, university managers, and policy makers during the past decades — in particular the role of institutions in the establishment of political, social, and economic rules....

With an increasing focus on the knowledge and service economies, it is important to understand the role that entrepreneurial universities play through collaboration in policy and, in turn, the impact they have on policy. The authors evaluate how universities engage with communities while also...