There is intense public interest in the role of universities as a source of science-based invations. To increase our understanding of this role, this book compares the ecomic effects of university research in the United States and Japan--countries similar in ecomic and techlogical capabilities but different in culture, tradition, and institutional structure. Incorporating historical, sociological, and industrial perspectives, the book discusses both the mechanics of university-industry interactions and how policies encouraging such interactions can address regional and national needs.Some of the results of this comparative study are surprising. For example, contrary to common assumptions, collaboration between individual faculty members and colleagues in industry appears to be as high in Japan as it is in the United States. It also becomes clear that it is the pace of techlogical change, more than government incentives, that puts universities in the position of driving the most exciting areas of business growth. Finally, although universities are vital to the networks that lead to invation-based growth, experience in both Japan and the United States suggests that policies aimed at transforming ecomically depressed areas through the promotion of university-based ventures are difficult to implement when the environment for ecomic transformation is weak.Contributors : Lewis M. Branscomb, Amy B. Candell, Y. T. Chien, Henry Etzkowitz, Irwin Feller, Richard Florida, Michael S. Fogarty, Gerald Hane, Takehiko Hashimoto, Adam B. Jaffe, Sumio Kakinuma, Shingo Ka, Robert Kneller, Fumio Kodama, Hiroto Kotake, Josh Lerner, David C. Mowery, Masamitsu Negishi, Richard R. Nelson, Fujio Niwa, Hiroyuki Odagiri, Seiritsu Ogura, Yoshiyuki Ohtawa, Kenneth Pechter, Bhaven N. Sampat, Amit Sinha, Sheryl Winston Smith, Yuan Sun, Katsuya Tamai, Shinichi Yamamoto, Mariko Yoshihara, Arvids Ziedonis.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
MIT Press, MIT Press Ltd
ISBN-10
0262024659
ISBN-13
9780262024655
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95732671
Product Key Features
Format
Hardback
Language
English
Subject
Political Science & Theory
Dimensions
Weight
1271g
Height
226mm
Width
160mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass.
Spine
45mm
Edited by
Richard Florida, Fumio Kodama, Lewis M. Branscomb
Content Note
Illustrations
Author Biography
Lewis M. Branscomb is Aetna Professor in Public Policy and Corporate Management, Emeritus, at Harvard University.