The co-creation of locally useful knowledge by business schools

Mosey, Simon; Kirkham, P; Binks, Martin

Abstract

In the UK, Business Schools are being exhorted by government to engage with local organizations to enhance their competitiveness. However, a historical legacy of providing courses for international students and a research focus upon multi-national firms has constrained the capability of most business schools to contribute in this way. We highlight global examples of business schools recognising the opportunity to develop locally useful knowledge and enhance the capabilities of their students to deploy that knowledge. Business Schools are seen to significantly reposition their offer by developing the leadership skills of local organizations and enhancing the entrepreneurial and problem solving skills of their students for local deployment. We conclude that a sustained emphasis upon faculty and student engagement with local organisations can allow business schools to overcome legacy constraints and thereby contribute more fully to local economic competitiveness for mutual benefit.

Citation

Mosey, S., Kirkham, P., & Binks, M. (2015). The co-creation of locally useful knowledge by business schools. In D. B. Audretsch, A. N. Link, & M. Walshok (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of local competitiveness. Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199993307.013.18

• Acceptance Date: May 28, 2014
• Online Publication Date: Oct 1, 2015
• Publication Date: Oct 1, 2015
• Deposit Date: Mar 12, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 3, 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
• Series Title: Oxford handbooks
• Book Title: The Oxford handbook of local competitiveness
• Chapter Number: 18
• ISBN: 9780199993307
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199993307.013.18
• Keywords: Business school, local knowledge, co-creation, local competitiveness
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1631571
• Publisher URL: http://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199993307.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780199993307-e-18
• Related Public URLs: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-oxford-handbook-of-local-competitiveness-9780199993307?cc=gb&lang=en&
• Contract Date: Apr 3, 2019