A study of optimising the regional infrastructure for higher education global start-ups in Wales

Brychan C. Thomas*, David Brooksbank, Richard J.H. Thompson

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Abstract

The objective of this paper is to provide an historical context for the support that was available for the internationalisation of higher education global start-ups at the time of the GlobalStart project. This includes the essential and desirable support mechanisms provided at the time in the Wales region for global start-ups involving a number of activities, taking into account the regional support infrastructure. Regionalisation, the system view of support, a pathways perspective on global start-up support and the client experiences of support pathways are explored. From the analysis of the political dimension of regional support for global start-ups, suggestions of relevance to optimise the regional support infrastructure for global start-up companies are made.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)220-237
Number of pages18
JournalInternational Journal of Globalisation and Small Business
Volume3
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Global
  • Higher education
  • Infrastructure
  • Regional
  • Start-ups
  • Wales

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