Engaging for the love of place? The role of place attachment in academics’ regional engagement efforts

The third mission of universities is often conceived as a regional one, encompassing contributions to development and engagement with actors. Yet, are increasingly global institutions internationally mobile faculty. This raises the question how embeddedness academics in their regions shapes at scale. Using survey data 625 faculty members seven universities, we investigate role place attachment informal social networks shaping academics’ efforts. findings indicate that strong sense local extensive engage more partners.