Innovation hubs in Australian public institutions: An exploratory study of their resilience in a time of disruption

Justina Nnanna; Michael B Charles; David Noble; Robyn Keast

doi:10.1177/09504222231208439

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Innovation hubs in Australian public institutions: An exploratory study of their resilience in a time of disruption

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Innovation hubs in Australian public institutions: An exploratory study of their resilience in a time of disruption

Justina Nnanna, Michael B Charles, David Noble and Robyn Keast

Industry & higher education, Vol.38(4), pp.312-324

01/08/2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/09504222231208439

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COVID-19 disruption

innovation hubs

operational resilience

public institutions

start-ups

Public universities have sought to leverage innovation hubs as physical environments to enable new collaboration models and partnerships between students, academics, budding entrepreneurs, and wider industry. In particular, innovation hubs have allowed public universities to position themselves as active participants in the entrepreneurial arena. These innovation hubs, however, experienced a tremendous degree of disruption because of COVID-19-induced lockdowns, social distancing, closed borders, and a reduced number of persons allowed in a given space. Thus, it is essential to gain an understanding of how innovation hubs in public institutions have responded to these issues, ascertain the degree to which such disruption has impacted them, and identify the strategies that have allowed hubs to stay operational in such a disruptive environment. To do this, personnel involved in the management and administration of such hubs were interviewed, together with a selection of industry experts. This qualitative interrogation allowed a thematic analysis to be undertaken, thereby resulting in several emergent themes that contributed to identifying key learnings that could assist the operation of these innovation hubs in times of future disruption.

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Title: Innovation hubs in Australian public institutions: An exploratory study of their resilience in a time of disruption
Creators: Justina Nnanna - Southern Cross University
Michael B Charles - Southern Cross University
David Noble - Southern Cross University
Robyn Keast - Southern Cross University
Publication Details: Industry & higher education, Vol.38(4), pp.312-324
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd.
Number of pages: 13
Identifiers: 991013143590302368
Academic Unit: Management; Faculty of Business, Law and Arts; Law
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

Innovation hubs in Australian public institutions: An exploratory study of their resilience in a time of disruption

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