Albert N. Link Libros

Focusing on the systematic analysis of the STTR program, this book expands upon the National Academies' report by providing a detailed qualitative and quantitative evaluation. It addresses the legislative background and conceptual frameworks for program assessments, while utilizing a dataset from the NRC to present an analytical overview. The text underscores the economic significance of the STTR program and concludes with recommendations for future studies, making it a comprehensive resource for understanding the program's nuances and impact.

Focusing on the knowledge-seeking behavior of entrepreneurs, this monograph delves into how they identify and utilize sources for new product innovations. It presents empirical evidence on the effective and ineffective knowledge sources used by entrepreneurial firms, aiming to enhance future economic and management theories. Additionally, it emphasizes the need for comprehensive empirical studies and databases to analyze trends and impacts of knowledge utilization in entrepreneurship, providing valuable insights for both theory and practice.

The book explores public sector entrepreneurship through innovative policy initiatives aimed at enhancing economic prosperity and fostering creativity amid uncertainty. It highlights Vannevar Bush as a key figure in this field, particularly through his role in the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980. The author establishes a framework that serves as a comprehensive taxonomy for understanding and analyzing future research on public sector entrepreneurship, emphasizing the transformative potential of such initiatives in the economic landscape.

Focusing on the dynamics of collaborative research and development in the US, the book utilizes the National Research Joint Venture Database to analyze historical legislative efforts promoting such initiatives. By introducing an innovative project-based micro database, it uncovers patterns of competitive behavior that emerge within collaborative R&D settings, offering valuable insights into the interplay between cooperation and competition in research efforts.

Scholars in the science and technology field have not collectively questioned, much less proposed, an agenda for policy makers. Now is an appropriate time for such an undertaking. First, there is a growing belief that the U.S. national research and development system, like that of many industrial nations, is changing due to global competitive pressures and advancements in information technology and electronic commerce. Second, industry's R&D relationship with the academic research community is changing not only because of the global competition but also because of alterations in the level of government support of fundamental research. As a result, policy makers will need to rethink their approaches to science and technology issues.This volume is a collection of essays by scholars about innovative policy in the knowledge-based economy. By knowledge-based economy we mean one for which economic growth is based on the creation, distribution, and use of technology. As such, innovation policy in such an economy must enhance the creation, distribution, and use of knowledge that leads to the creation, distribution, and use of technology.This volume considers elements of an innovation innovation policy and academic research, innovation policy in electronic commerce, and innovation policy and globalization issues.