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Universities Must Embrace Cultural Change

With A. Pinkwart. Originally published in the Financial Times, August 15, 2011. Used with permission of Michael R. Czinkota and the Financial Times.

Universities are among the most successful institutions created. But what role do universities need to play in the knowledge society of tomorrow to continue their success? This question grows more pressing for the western welfare states, as their dominance in research and innovation is being challenged by globalisation and the dynamics of the emerging economies.

The example of the US, which like no other nation, has been able to benefit from universities as ...

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