2.4. Cross Case Analysis
The next step after the fieldwork was completed and all case narratives were developed, was to formally contrast the different cases investigated. The contrasting began by looking at the very fundamental factual difference between the cases. Hereby essential numbers regarding size, and availability and investment of monetary resources etc. are presented in order to show the wide variety between the sampled universities.

Next the universities are compared looking at the internet specific facts and practices. Beginning with standard website traffic, the conditions at each institution regarding several internet based knowledge practices are looked at and set in contrast. Lastly the approaches toward internet based innovation appropriation are summed up for each university is elaborated and labelled with categorical title.

This part of the research is then complemented by a selection of ‘best in breed’ incidence of knowledge entrepreneurship, most of them exploiting opportunities based in internet innovations.



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