@article{1479359,
      recid = {1479359},
      author = {Geiger, Roger L.,  and Sá, Creso M., },
      title = {Tapping the Riches of Science : Universities and the  Promise of Economic Growth /},
      pages = {1 online resource (262 p.)},
      abstract = {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 explanation of this controversial  and little-understood movement. Just how do universities  contribute to innovation in industry? How have state  legislatures promoted local university commitments to  economic relevance? And how has the pressure to be  economically productive affected the core academic missions  of teaching and research? Drawing from a range of social  science analyses, campus interviews, and examples of  university-industry partnerships, Roger Geiger and Creso Sá  reveal the ways that economic development has been  incorporated into university commitments. Noting enduring  cultural differences between the academic and business  worlds, Geiger and Sá deflate both suspicious and  overconfident views. They show how elusive success can be  for embryonic discoveries with as-yet-unclear applications.  Warning against promising-and expecting-too much, Tapping  the Riches of Science nonetheless makes a strong case for  the long-term promise of practical uses for academic  research.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1479359},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674273764},
}