Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Benedetto, Lepori
Author-Email: blepori@usi.ch
Author-Name: Geuna, Aldo
Author-Email: aldo.geuna@unito.it
Author-Name: Veglio, Valerio
Author-Email: valerio.veglio@unibocconi.it
Author-Workplace-Name: University of Turin
Author-Workplace-Homepage: http://www.est.unito.it/
Title: A Typology of European Universities. Differentiation and resource distribution.
Abstract: The aim of this paper is to develop a theory-based typology of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
based on three dimensions of differentiation, i.e. their activity profile (education vs. research), the subject 
scope (generalist vs. specialist) and regulatory characteristics which constrain the previous two. 
We examine the financial environment of HEIs as a possible selection mechanism. Particular attention is devoted 
to the identification of European Research Universities. By testing this typology on a large sample of European 
HEIs, we show systematic differences between types in their activity profile and in the level of funding, therefore 
providing evidence that types are associated with different market positioning. We identify a small group of 
research universities, characterized by a high level of research volume and intensity and by a volume of 
funding far higher than all other HEIs in the sample, suggesting that their emergence is critically linked to the
concentration of resources.
Length: pages 38
Creation-Date: 2017-03
File-URL: http://www.est.unito.it/do/home.pl/Download?doc=/allegati/wp2017dip/wp_5_2017.pdf
File-Format: Application/PDF
Handle: RePEc:uto:labeco:201702