Entrepreneurship and Knowledge Exchange [Hardcover]

Over the last several decades there has been a growing interest in the relationship between entrepreneurship and university-industry collaboration, namely how such cooperation can benefit entrepreneurship development at individual, national, and regional levels. While there are several refereed journal articles on different aspects of university-industry cooperation, most studies dwell primarily on instruments such as spin-offs, incubators and graduate entrepreneurs. This collection offers the first book-length compendium of international comparative perspectives on university-industry cooperation.

Entrepreneurship and Knowledge Exchangeexplores insights from a wide variety of countries of relevance to researchers as well as policy and decision makers, especially those working in developing economies. Seminal contributions from top academics in the field, such as Alan Gibb, Peter Scott, and Mary Walshok, are included. The issues of knowledge transfer, entrepreneurship, and regional/national economic regeneration have inspired countless programs and initiatives at national and regional levels, and the chapters in this book examine these initiatives, providing both a reference work and a record of practical experience.

Part I: IntroductionJay Mitra and John Edmondson  Part II: History, Context, and Challenge  1. The Impact of Research and Education on Industry Terry Shinn  2. The Knowledge Society and the Production of Knowledge Peter Scott  3. Local Learning and International Experiences in Higher Education: Industry Relationships Jo Lorentzen  4. Consider Velasquez: Reflections on the Development of Entrepreneurship Programmes Jay Mitra   5. Triple Helix Systems: an Analytical Framework for Innovation Policy and Practice in the Knowledge Society &llóI