Title
Tapping the Riches of Science : Universities and the Promise of Economic Growth / Creso M. Sá, Roger L. Geiger.
ISBN
9780674273764
Published
Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2009]
Copyright
©2009
Language
English
Language Note
In English.
Description
1 online resource (262 p.)
Other Standard Identifiers
10.4159/9780674273764 doi
Dewey Decimal Classification
378.1/03
Summary
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.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
System Details Note
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
Digital File Characteristics
text file PDF
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Dez 2022)
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
