The Effects of Student Consultancy Programs on Participating Firms

2015

Masteroppgave økonomi og administrasjon- Universitetet i Agder, 2015 This paper discusses the effects student-based consultancy programs have on the firms that participate. The research question asks both what effects the firms experience from participating and what causes these effects. The paper examines this research question through a quantitative analysis of participants in two such programs that have run at the University of Agder for the past 10 years. The findings of the study are that the majority of the participating firms experience both intangible effects and are satisfied with participating in the programs. It also found that one third of the participating firms implemented the…