Tapping the Riches of Science : : Universities and the Promise of Economic Growth / / Roger L. Geiger, Creso M. Sá.

Can university-based scientific research contribute to the economic development of a region? Can it generate wealth for the university? American universities are under increasing pressure to maximize their economic contributions. Tapping the Riches of Science offers a rigorous and far-sighted explan...

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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009]
©2009
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (262 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction: Innovation and Economic Relevance
  • CHAPTER 1 Technology Transfer as University Mission
  • CHAPTER 2 Universities and the Two Paths to Innovation
  • CHAPTER 3 Policies for Technology-Based Economic Developme
  • CHAPTER 4 Patenting and Licensing University Technologies
  • CHAPTER 5 Economic Relevance and the Academic Core
  • CHAPTER 6 Universities and the Promise of Economic Growth
  • Notes
  • Index