Industrializing Knowledge
Subtitle: University-Industry Linkages in Japan and the United States
Contributors: Lewis M. Branscomb (Editor); Fumio Kodama (Editor); Richard Florida (Editor)
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: October 8, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 650
ISBN-13: 9780262024655
Subjects: Industrial applications of scientific research & technological innovation; Industry & Industrial Studies; Political economy; Political science & theory; Research And Development (Engineering); Scientific Methodology And Research; Science; Education / Teaching; Science/Mathematics; Japan; USA; Higher; Social Aspects; Technology / Social Aspects; Engineering - Industrial; Research & Methodology; Research; Research, Industrial; United States; Universities and colleges
First sentence: There is intense public interest in the role of universities as the primary source of new skills, new knowledge, and new ideas for addressing almost every issue facing industrialized societies.