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This chapter presents an evolutionary analysis, at the Portuguese and European levels, that features Higher Education centred on the University's Mission, the building and importance of National Innovation System, and related dynamics. The university should fulfil the fundamental role related with creation, preservation, and dissemination of knowledge and generate skills and key competences to respond to increasingly more complex problems in a rapidly changing environment, as well as to enable multidisciplinary approaches that are in the university's own and peculiar nature, and which is fostered by the relationships with the systems that drive the interaction with the target communities. Referring to the last quarter of the 20th century, the chapter outlines the emergence of the "Research University" in the context of the slow but progressive increase in value of Science and Technology and Research and Development, with the organization of the related National Systems in order to be able to foster innovation.

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This paper investigates the expansion of the network of a monopolist firm that produces a durable good and is also involved in the corresponding aftermarket. We characterize the Markov Perfect Equilibrium of the continuous time dynamic game played by the monopolist and the forward-looking consumers, under the assumption that consumers benefit from the subsequent expansion of the network. The paper contributes to the theoretical discussion on the validity of the Coase conjecture, analyzing whether Coase's prediction that the monopolist serves the market in a "twinkling of an eye" remains valid in our setup. We conclude that the equilibrium network development may actually be gradual, contradicting Coase's conjecture. We find that a necessary condition for such a result is the existence of aftermarket network effects that accrue (at least partly) to the monopolist firm.

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Teamwork is a skill which many leaders seek to instil in their collaborators. However, it has proven to be elusive in many instances, which thus calls for new approaches. What factors can contribute to superior teamwork, especially amongst superstars? The article discusses what makes a good team player, which is dependent, in part, on good leadership. Drawing on some examples of team play, most notably from sport and the Euro Mediterranean region, individual talent is seen to be something different to what it takes to inspire teammates to victory. The challenge of getting talented individuals to work together is a task becoming more frequent, in organizations as well as in sport. Affable personalities and socially gifted people, in management as well as amongst players / employees, will increase in demand as leaders realize that superstars and other extremely talented individuals may distance themselves from teammates in competitive environments, making teamwork all the more difficult if we still measure [team] success in traditional ways. Attributing a prize to the best team player, the player who is voted to have contributed most to team goodwill, may entice talented individuals to contribute to the team more. The focus needs to be on the team rather than on the individual and if a team wins then, most certainly, all will have played an important part.

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