The Business Growth Benefits of Higher Education [electronic resource] /
Greenaway, D.editor.
Rudd, C.editor.
This book tackles the role of universities in driving economic growth. Their role as providers of talent, technology and new ideas is considered in the light of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. A series of expert authors consider success, opportunity and how national frameworks can be fine-tuned to deliver business success.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Notes on the Contributors; 1 Introduction and Overview; Part I: International Perspectives; 2 Britain 1850s: Exporting the Idea of a University to Empire; 3 Sino-Foreign Business Partnerships and Higher Education; 4 International Business Engagement via Executive Training: A Case Study of the Chevening Young Leaders'' Programme for China; Part II: Supporting Strategies for Growth; 5 Business and Higher Education; 6 Innovation and Commercialisation in Global Science
7 Universities and Business: the Moment of Opportunity and the Arrow of ResearchPart III: Innovation; 8 The Crucial Role of Universities in Promoting Radical Innovation; 9 IP Commercialisation: Can Do Better - A University of Nottingham Experiment in the Food and Drink Sector; Part IV: Building Partnerships; 10 Creating the Future; 11 Partnerships with a Purpose: Creating Cultural and Commercial Value in the UK Film Sector; 12 A Review of Corporate Philanthropy in UK Higher Education: The University of Nottingham Perspective; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book tackles the role of universities in driving economic growth. Their role as providers of talent, technology and new ideas is considered in the light of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. A series of expert authors consider success, opportunity and how national frameworks can be fine-tuned to deliver business success.
Management.
Industrial management.
School management and organization.
School administration.
Leadership.
Higher education.
Macroeconomics.
Economic growth.
Innovation/Technology Management.
Administration, Organization and Leadership.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
Higher Education.
Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics.
Economic Growth.