Abstract. With regard to the Lisbon objective of transforming the EU into the most competitive knowledge-based economy in the world, the present paper aims to identify the place held by the current academic environment - entrepreneurial environment communication, as well as the deficiencies of this partnership relation. Among the methods of collection and systematization of information they selected the direct, selective research, according to a questionnaire. Data collection was conducted in October-November 2010, the sample of the respondents consisting of 432 company managers in the Argeş County. The main results of the research highlights the need to improve the communication and collaboration between the two areas, the paper offers concrete solutions.

Keywords: communication; academic and entrepreneurial environments; knowledge triangle; knowledge – based economy; scientific research