Universities, innovation and the economy /
Universities are increasingly expected to be at the heart of networked structures contributing to society in meaningful and measurable ways through research, the teaching and development of experts, and knowledge innovation. While there is nothing new in universities' links with industry, what...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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London :
Routledge,
2006.
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| Series: | Routledge studies in business organization and networks.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Universities are increasingly expected to be at the heart of networked structures contributing to society in meaningful and measurable ways through research, the teaching and development of experts, and knowledge innovation. While there is nothing new in universities' links with industry, what is recent is their role as territorial actors. It is government policy in many countries that universities - and in some countries national laboratories - stimulate regional or local economic development. Universities, Innovation and the Economy explores the implications of this expecta. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 265 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203358058 9780203358054 9780415324939 0415324939 1134344228 9781134344222 1280543310 9781280543319 9786610543311 6610543313 9781134344239 1134344236 9781134344185 113434418X 9780415511223 0415511224 |