Purpose: Prior research shows that universities differ in the knowledge exchange (KE) activities they pursue, but little is known about universities’ strategies regarding their portfolio of KE activities. The purpose of this paper is to explore the KE strategy of UK universities in specific relation to their portfolio of KE activities with small- and medium-sized enterprises. Design/methodology/approach: Based on the 2015–2016 Higher Education Business and Community Interaction Survey data set, this study employs the Preference Ranking Organisation METHod for the Enrichment of Evaluations to assess the KE activities from 162 UK higher education institutions. Findings: The study reveals that entrepreneurial universities valorise university knowledge assets through five SME-focussed KE activities most beneficial to measuring the entrepreneurial university. It also uncovers four different archetypal categories (groupings) of universities based on their strategic focus of KE activities. Originality/value: This study contributes to the entrepreneurial university literature by considering universities’ overall KE portfolio rather than examining individual KE activity in isolation. It provides a clearer understanding of universities’ KE strategies that help define and delineate entrepreneurial universities regarding their range, focus and the combination of KE activities.

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英国背景下的创业型大学战略：走向研究议程

目的：先前的研究表明，大学在追求的知识交换（KE）活动方面有所不同，但是对大学在其KE活动组合方面的策略知之甚少。本文的目的是探索英国大学的KE策略，特别是针对其与中小企业的KE活动组合。设计/方法/方法：基于2015-2016年高等教育商业与社区互动调查数据集，本研究采用偏好评估组织METHod进行了丰富的评估，以评估来自162个英国高等教育机构的KE活动。发现：该研究表明，创业型大学通过五项以中小企业为重点的KE活动来评估大学知识资产，这最有利于衡量创业型大学。它还根据其KE活动的战略重点，揭示了大学的四个不同的原型类别（组）。原创性/价值：本研究通过考虑大学的整体KE组合，而不是孤立地检查各个KE活动，从而为创业型大学的文献做出了贡献。它提供了对大学KE战略的更清晰的理解，这些战略有助于定义和描述创业型大学的范围，重点和KE活动的组合。原创性/价值：本研究通过考虑大学的整体KE组合，而不是孤立地检查各个KE活动，从而为创业型大学的文献做出了贡献。它提供了对大学KE战略的更清晰的理解，这些战略有助于定义和描述创业型大学的范围，重点和KE活动的组合。原创性/价值：本研究通过考虑大学的整体KE组合，而不是孤立地检查各个KE活动，从而为创业型大学的文献做出了贡献。它提供了对大学KE战略的更清晰的理解，这些战略有助于定义和描述创业型大学的范围，重点和KE活动的组合。