Book cover for Dynamic Universities by David J Teece and Sohvi Heaton

Dynamic Universities

2026 Released
268 Pages
4-6 Hours
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Cambridge University PressISBN 9781009216395

In times of deep uncertainty, the 'entrepreneurial university' needs to be able to transform itself, when necessary, to maintain long-term evolutionary fitness. Dynamic Universities explores how strategic, entrepreneurial leadership can help US higher education institutions thrive amid unprecedented challenges. Drawing on the dynamic capabilities framework, David J. Teece and Sohvi Heaton provide a strategic roadmap to help university leaders identify emerging opportunities and threats, take decisive action, and sustain competitiveness by enhancing, safeguarding, and reconfiguring key institutional assets - ultimately driving long-term transformation and success. Through compelling case studies - including Stanford and Berkeley - and interviews with global university leaders, this book offers practical insights into managing complexity, fostering innovation, and building resilient academic ecosystems. It is essential reading for administrators, policymakers, and anyone interested in the future of higher education.

David J Teece

David J. Teece is an economist and an authority on matters of industrial organization, technological change, and innovation, particularly as it relates to antitrust and competition policy and intellectual property. Teece has a PhD in economics from the University of Pennsylvania and has held teaching and research positions at Stanford University and Oxford University. He has received eight honorary doctorates. Teece has over 30 years of experience as an active consultant performing economic, business, and financial consulting services to businesses and governments around the world. He has worked on matters in industries ranging from music recording to DRAMS, software, lumber, and petroleum, and has testified in both federal and state court, before Congress, and before the Federal Trade Commission, as well as in several international jurisdictions.
Expertise and Research Interests are Competitive Performance of Firms in the Global Marketplace, Intellectual Capital Management, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Antitrust Policy, Technology and Intellectual Property, Strategy Management, Corporate Governance, Product and Process Development, Human Capital and Dynamic Capabilities.

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Sohvi Heaton

Sohvi Heaton is an assistant professor of entrepreneurship at Baylor University, Texas. She holds a PhD from the University of Oxford and has worked at the World Bank and the University of California, Berkeley. Her research on strategic management and innovation has been published in leading journals, including Strategic Management Journal and Research Policy.

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