Measuring the social value of innovation : a link in the university technology transfer and entrepreneurship equation /

This volume presents a series of perspectives that evaluate the merits of and potential for establishing institutionalized social valuation protocols within university settings. The volumes open with a comprehensive overview of the existing literature that addresses issues related to assessing the s...

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Corporate Author: Emerald Publishing Group
Other Authors: Libecap, Gary D.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2009.
Series:Advances in the study of entrepreneurship, innovation, and economic growth ; v. 19.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This volume presents a series of perspectives that evaluate the merits of and potential for establishing institutionalized social valuation protocols within university settings. The volumes open with a comprehensive overview of the existing literature that addresses issues related to assessing the social value of university innovations. The first section provides sociological, organizational, and economic perspectives on issues informing the forecasting and/or demonstrating the social value of university innovations. The second section explores potential metrics and measures for either forecasting or demonstrating the social and economic value of university innovations. The third section concludes by considering issues of governance over and the organizational positioning institutionalized protocol for forecasting and demonstrating the social and economic value of university innovations.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 267 pages).
ISBN:9781848554672 (electronic bk.) :
ISSN:1048-4736 ;