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Universities in the British tradition were not designed to engage with business. Historical legacy instead locks universities into a model that looks to the professions and to academic peers for support and validation.
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Davis, G. (2014). Britain 1850s: Exporting the Idea of a University to Empire. In: Greenaway, D., Rudd, C.D. (eds) The Business Growth Benefits of Higher Education. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137320704_2
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