Author(s)

Dan Zhou

Institute of Economy and Finance, Xidian University, Xi’an, China.

University is one of the most important innovation subjects in innovation clusters and also the headstream of innovation. Theoretical research and practice indicate that the functions of universities in an innovation cluster cannot be ignored. With a series of policies to improve innovation ability of the universities in China approved, how to stimulate universities to play their role in innovation clusters becomes a research hotspot both in academic circles and policy community. However, its primary premise is to make clear the real role that universities play in an innovation cluster. Therefore, we put forward the functions of universities in an innovation cluster including knowledge production, knowledge propagation and innovation culture advocate, then study the realization mechanism of the functions in order to guide universities to play the role in an innovation cluster better.

University, Innovation Cluster, Function, Realization Mechanism

Zhou, D. (2017) The Research on the Functions of Universities in an Innovation Cluster and the Realization Mechanisms. Open Journal of Business and Management, 5, 63-72. doi: 10.4236/ojbm.2017.51006.