1st Edition
Campus Companies UK and Ireland
344 Pages
by
Routledge
344 Pages
by
Routledge
344 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1998, this volume explored the recent growth in university-based commercial start-up companies as a means of applying research in industry and as an alternative method of funding. Blair and Hitchens melded the practical experiences of universities with more theoretical understandings of technology transfer to assess whether it is more effective for universities to make... Read more
1. Introduction. 2. Technology & Innovation in Economic Development. 3. The Importance of New Technology-Based Firms. 4. R&D as an Indicator of Innovation. 5. University/Industry Collaboration. 6. University Companies. 7. Critical Issues. 8. Towards a Better Understanding of University Companies. 9. Characterisation of University Companies. 10. Questions and Issues to be Addressed. 11. Emerging Structures. 12. Emerging Structures. 13. Performance of University Companies. 14. Questionnaires to Small Non-University Firms. 16. Summary, Conclusions and Policy Implications.
Biography
Desmond M. Blair, David M.W.N. Hitchens
