Engines of Innovation - Buck Goldstein

Engines of Innovation

The Entrepreneurial University in the Twenty-First Century

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Buch | Softcover
200 Seiten
2013 | 2nd Revised edition
The University of North Carolina Press (Verlag)
978-1-4696-0984-3 (ISBN)
34,85 inkl. MwSt
Makes the case for the pivotal role of research universities as agents of societal change. Holden Thorp and Buck Goldstein argue that universities must use their vast intellectual and financial resources to confront global challenges such as climate change, extreme poverty, childhood diseases, and an impending worldwide shortage of clean water.
In Engines of Innovation , Holden Thorp and Buck Goldstein make the case for the pivotal role of research universities as agents of societal change. They argue that universities must use their vast intellectual and financial resources to confront global challenges such as climate change, extreme poverty, childhood diseases, and an impending worldwide shortage of clean water. They provide not only an urgent call to action but also a practical guide for our nation's leading institutions to make the most of the opportunities available to be major players in solving the world's biggest problems. A preface and a new chapter by the authors address recent developments, including innovative licensing strategies, developments in online education, and the value of arts and sciences in an entrepreneurial society. |In Engines of Innovation, Holden Thorp and Buck Goldstein make the case for the pivotal role of research universities as agents of societal change. They argue that universities must use their vast intellectual and financial resources to confront global challenges such as climate change, extreme poverty, childhood diseases, and an impending worldwide shortage of clean water. They provide not only an urgent call to action but also a practical guide for our nation's leading institutions to make the most of the opportunities available to be major players in solving the world's biggest problems. A preface and a new chapter by the authors address recent developments, including innovative licensing strategies, developments in online education, and the value of arts and sciences in an entrepreneurial society.

Holden Thorp is provost of Washington University in St. Louis.|Buck Goldstein is University Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Verlagsort Chapel Hill
Sprache englisch
Maße 146 x 235 mm
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Erwachsenenbildung
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
Wirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft / Management Unternehmensführung / Management
ISBN-10 1-4696-0984-3 / 1469609843
ISBN-13 978-1-4696-0984-3 / 9781469609843
Zustand Neuware
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