National Business Ecosystem base Knowledge: Analysis the Role of Universities in Promoting the Competitive Advantage of Businesses

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is analyze the contribution of universities and higher education institutions to promoting the competitive advantage of businesses within the national ecosystem of knowledge-based businesses. We have been used cross-sectional data from 140 countries, structural equation modeling technique. This research is a quantitative applied study that has been done with a descriptive approach. Theoretical analyzes and empirical findings show that competitive universities are based on a dynamic learning community, a free economic system and a democratic political system, by contributing to production, Knowledge, human capital accumulation, social capital accumulation and innovative interactions with industry, government and civil society help to promote the competitive advantage and competitiveness of businesses. The most important proposal and policy that can be made based on this result is that the government strives to build a "National Business Ecosystem base Knowledge" at the national level and a “Sub-ecosystems of businesses based university" at the local and regional levels.