Public/Private Partnerships Innovation Strategies and Policy Alternatives /

• Main Author: Link, Albert N. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2006.
• Subjects: Business.; Entrepreneurship.; Organization.; Planning.; Management.; Industrial management.; Economic policy.; Economic growth.; Business and Management.; R & D/Technology Policy.; Innovation/Technology Management.; Economic Growth.

Research and development (R & D) leads to innovation, and innovation leads to technological change. Technological change, in turn, is the primary driver of economic growth. Public/private partnerships -- cooperative relationships among industry, government, and/or universities -- leverage the ef...

Table of Contents:

• The History of Public/Private Partnerships
• Public Support of Innovation
• Technological Change and R&D
• Alternative Models of Technological Change
• The Patent System
• Tax Incentives
• Research Collaborations
• Research Joint Ventures
• Advanced Technology Program
• National Institute of Standards and Technology
• Small Business Innovation Research Program
• Program Evaluation
• Concluding Statement.