Higher Education Group

Higher Education Group (HEG) has specialized in research topics of higher education management, governance and finance. HEG´s research activities are multidisciplinary and future-oriented. In addition to high-level scientific research, applicability of research results is important for us.

The following areas are on the focus of HEG´s research expertise. 

• The role of higher education institutions in society
• Higher education management and administration
• Higher education finance

 

Recent research projects:

• UniSecurity: Yliopistojen työntekijöiden ja yliopisto-organisaatioiden turvallisuus (Työsuojelurahasto)
• From products to processes: How social sciences and humanities research makes its way beyond academia? (Academy of Finland)
• Korkeakoulujen sidosryhmäyhteistyön laadunhallinta (Korkeakoulujen arviointineuvosto)
• Yliopistojen määräaikaisten tutkijoiden asema ja rooli tietotaloudessa (Työsuojelurahasto)

 

Amaral, M., & Cai, Y. (2022). The Tribology of the Helixes: Relations between Triple, Quadruple and Quin tuple Helix Models. Triple Helix, 9(1), 1-5. doi:10.1163/21971927-12340006

Braun Střelcová, A., Cai, Y., & Shen, W. (2022). The Experience of European Researchers in China: A Comparative Capital Advantage Perspective. Journal of the Knowledge Economy. doi:10.1007/s13132-022-00982-3

Cai, Y. (2022). Towards a new model of EU-China innovation cooperation: Bridging missing links between international university collaboration and international industry collaboration. Technovation. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2022.102553

Cai, Y. (2022). Neo-Triple Helix Model of Innovation Ecosystems: Integrating Triple, Quadruple and Quintuple Helix Models. Triple Helix, 9(1), 76-106. doi:https://doi.org/10.1163/21971927-bja10029

Cai, Y., Eggins, H., Shenderova, S., & Balbachevsky, E. (2022, 9 April). Rethinking internationalisation — post pandemic and war. University World News.

Cai, Y., & Lattu, A. (2022). Triple Helix or Quadruple Helix: Which Model of Innovation to Choose for Empirical Studies? Minerva, 60(2), 257–280. doi:10.1007/s11024-021-09453-6

Cai, Y., & Mountford, N. (2022). Institutional logics analysis in higher education research. Studies in Higher Education, 47(8), 1627-1651. doi:10.1080/03075079.2021.1946032

Cai, Y., & Mountford, N. (2022). Institutional logics in higher education: What we learn from the existing research and suggestions for future research. CGHE Research Findings, 8.

Jovanović, M., Savić, G., Cai, Y., & Levi-Jakšić, M. (2022). Towards a Triple Helix-Based Efficiency Index of Innovation Systems. Scientometrics.

Kivistö, J., & Kohtamäki, V. (2022). COVID-19 and Finnish Universities: A Flexible Policy Response. In F. Netswera, A. A. Woldegiyorgis, & T. Karabchuk (Eds.), Higher Education and the COVID-19 Pandemic (pp. 303-315). (Global Perspectives on Higher Education; Vol. 53). Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004520554_018

Kivistö, J., Kohtamäki, V., Lilja, E., Lyytinen, A., Tirronen J., Holmberg, K. & Teräsahde, S. (2022). Strategisen tutkimuksen rahoitusinstrumentin arviointi. (Valtioneuvoston selvitys- ja tutkimustoiminnan julkaisusarja 2022:60)

Lilja, E., Kivistö, J., Kohtamäki, V., & Teräsahde, S. (2022). Strateginen tutkimus tietopohjaisen poliittisen päätöksenteon tukena. (Valtioneuvoston selvitys- ja tutkimustoiminnan artikkelisarja; 2022:7).

Mehari, Y., Pekkola, E., Hjelt, J., Cai, Y., Stenvall, J., & Ortega-Colomer, F. J. (2022). Defining ‘Responsible’ in Responsible Research and Innovation: The Case of Quadruple Helix Innovation in the Energy Sector in the Tampere Region. In C. Păunescu, K.-L. Lepik, & N. Spencer (Eds.), Social Innovation in Higher Education (pp. 199-225). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84044-0_10

Mikkonen, A., Kärki, A., Lattu, A., Puhakka-Tarvainen, H., Lehtivuori, H., Stormi, I., Lati, L., Söderholm, M., & Päällysaho, S. (2022). Avoimen tieteen suositus sekä tarkistuslista tutkimusorganisaatioiden ja yritysten yhteistyössä tehtävään tutkimus-, kehitys- ja innovaatiotoimintaan. (Vastuullisen tieteen julkaisusarja; Vol. 2022, No. 4). https://doi.org/10.23847/tsv.229

Mountford, N., & Cai, Y. (2022). Towards a flatter ontology of institutional logics: How logics relate in situations of institutional complexity. International Journal of Management Reviews. doi:10.1111/ijmr.12313

Pausits, A., Kivistö, J., Pekkola, E., Reisky, F., & Mugabi, H. (2022). The impact of human resource management policies on higher education in Europe. In C. S. Sarrico, M. J. Rosa, & T. Carvalho (Eds.), Research Handbook on Academic Careers and Managing Academics (pp. 251–267) https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839102639.00029

Pekkola, E., Kivistö, J., & Kujala, E. (2022). Kohti hybridilogiikkaa? Kokemuksia yliopistojen tulosohjauksesta. Tiedepolitiikka, 46(4), 54–56. https://journal.fi/tiedepolitiikka/article/view/113842

Tirronen, J., Kivistö, J. & Lilja, E. (2022). Strateginen tutkimus monitieteisyyden ja tutkimusyhteistyön vahvistajana. Policy Brief 2022:30. (Valtioneuvoston selvitys- ja tutkimustoiminnan artikkelisarja 30/2022).

Vellamo, T., Mehari, Y., Kivistö, J., Pekkola, E., & Siekkinen, T. (2022). Internationalisation of Finnish Higher Education as a Policy Driver in a Merger Process: Towards Competition, Collaboration, or Sustainability? In L. Cremonini, J. Taylor, & K. M. Joshi (Eds.), Reconfiguring National, Institutional and Human Strategies for the 21st Century: Converging Internationalizations (pp. 133-156). (Knowledge Studies in Higher Education; Vol. 9). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05106-7_7

Xu, X., Braun Střelcová, A., Marini, G., Huang, F., & Cai, Y. (2022). International Academics in Mainland China: What Do We Know and What Do We Need to Know? European Journal of Higher Education. doi:10.1080/21568235.2022.2074865

Zheng, X., & Cai, Y. (2022). Transforming innovation systems into innovation ecosystems: The role of public policy. Sustainability, 14, 23. doi:10.3390/su14127520