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Universities' Regional Involvement in Germany: How Academics' Objectives and Opportunity Shape Choices of Activity

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  • Henning Kroll
  • Friedrich Dornbusch
  • Esther Schnabl

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Kroll H., Dornbusch F. and Schnabl E. Universities' regional involvement in Germany: how academics' objectives and opportunity shape choices of activity, Regional Studies. As acknowledged in prior studies, universities' patterns of regional involvement can differ widely and have to be considered from a much broader perspective than once suggested. This paper provides a first comprehensive identification of aspects underlying this diversity. Building on the assumption that much regional engagement rests on individual choices, it draws on a sample of about 1500 German academics to identify and corroborate the role of key factors influencing these choices in regression models. In line with assumptions, this paper finds that choices to engage regionally are strongly contingent on intrinsic motivations. Nonetheless, framework conditions do play a significant role.

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  • Henning Kroll & Friedrich Dornbusch & Esther Schnabl, 2016. "Universities' Regional Involvement in Germany: How Academics' Objectives and Opportunity Shape Choices of Activity," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 50(9), pages 1595-1610, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:50:y:2016:i:9:p:1595-1610
    DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2015.1051016
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    1. Kroll, Henning & Hansmeier, Hendrik & Hufnagl, Miriam, 2022. "Productive interactions in basic research an enquiry into impact pathways at the DESY synchrotron," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 175(C).
    2. E Sormani & K Uude, 2022. "Academics’ prosocial motivation for engagement with society: The case of German academics in health science [Why Do Academics Engage Locally? Insights from the University of Stavanger]," Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 49(6), pages 962-971.
    3. Thomas Brenner & Daniel Schiller, 2019. "Regional Interaction and Effects of Universities: Introduction to the Special Issue," Review of Regional Research: Jahrbuch für Regionalwissenschaft, Springer;Gesellschaft für Regionalforschung (GfR), vol. 39(2), pages 113-117, October.

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