Ebook: University-Industry R&D Collaboration in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan

Over the last several decades there has been a growing interest in Research & Development (R&D) policy. This is particularly so in advanced industrialized nations that have adopted science- and technology- based strategies for national economic competitiveness. The United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan -- the three nations that are the subjects of this book -- share this policy strategy. Each of these nations is committed to hamessing the innovations that stern from scientific and technological advance to promote national economic prosperity. Governments can influence their nation's R&D efIort in three general ways. First, they can directly fund the R&D efIort through grants, loans, appropriations, or government contracts. Second, they can provide tax and financing incentives to encourage higher levels of private sector R&D. Third, they can use their power to create inter-organizational collaborations that vastly extend and expand the nation's collective R&D efIort. University-industry collaborations are a principal type of these inter­ organizational R&D efIorts -- and the focus of this book.

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This book is a cross-national comparative study of university-industry R&D collaborations in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan. It examines a phenomenon of increasing importance in advanced industrial societies - the partnership of higher educational institutions with industry to commercialize the results of scientific and technological research. The volume provides extensive detail about the historical traditions that have shaped the attitudes and public policy towards technology transfer within each of these nations. Current statistical data is provided to illustrate the extent of university-industry R&D collaborations in each nation. The particular problems faced by each nation in their efforts to increase the levels of transfer are discussed. The volume highlights the process of how each nation adopts the successful policies of the other nations.
Readers interested in science and technology policies, research and development policies, or the impact of technology transfer policies on universities, will find much of value in this volume.

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This book is a cross-national comparative study of university-industry R&D collaborations in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan. It examines a phenomenon of increasing importance in advanced industrial societies - the partnership of higher educational institutions with industry to commercialize the results of scientific and technological research. The volume provides extensive detail about the historical traditions that have shaped the attitudes and public policy towards technology transfer within each of these nations. Current statistical data is provided to illustrate the extent of university-industry R&D collaborations in each nation. The particular problems faced by each nation in their efforts to increase the levels of transfer are discussed. The volume highlights the process of how each nation adopts the successful policies of the other nations.
Readers interested in science and technology policies, research and development policies, or the impact of technology transfer policies on universities, will find much of value in this volume.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-14
Historical Perspectives....Pages 15-39
A Description of University-Industry R&D Collaboration in the United States....Pages 40-58
Evaluation of University-Industry R&D Collaboration in the United States....Pages 59-79
A Description of University-Industry R&D Collaboartion in the United Kingdom....Pages 80-100
Evaluation of University-Industry R&D Collaboration in the United Kingdom....Pages 101-116
A Description of University-Industry R&D Collaboartion in Japan....Pages 117-134
Evaluation of University-Industry R&D Collaboration in Japan....Pages 135-146
Conclusion....Pages 147-155
Back Matter....Pages 156-161

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This book is a cross-national comparative study of university-industry R&D collaborations in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan. It examines a phenomenon of increasing importance in advanced industrial societies - the partnership of higher educational institutions with industry to commercialize the results of scientific and technological research. The volume provides extensive detail about the historical traditions that have shaped the attitudes and public policy towards technology transfer within each of these nations. Current statistical data is provided to illustrate the extent of university-industry R&D collaborations in each nation. The particular problems faced by each nation in their efforts to increase the levels of transfer are discussed. The volume highlights the process of how each nation adopts the successful policies of the other nations.
Readers interested in science and technology policies, research and development policies, or the impact of technology transfer policies on universities, will find much of value in this volume.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-14
Historical Perspectives....Pages 15-39
A Description of University-Industry R&D Collaboration in the United States....Pages 40-58
Evaluation of University-Industry R&D Collaboration in the United States....Pages 59-79
A Description of University-Industry R&D Collaboartion in the United Kingdom....Pages 80-100
Evaluation of University-Industry R&D Collaboration in the United Kingdom....Pages 101-116
A Description of University-Industry R&D Collaboartion in Japan....Pages 117-134
Evaluation of University-Industry R&D Collaboration in Japan....Pages 135-146
Conclusion....Pages 147-155
Back Matter....Pages 156-161
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