Vannevar Bush: A Public Sector Entrepreneur

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Albert N. Link, Professor (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/

Abstract: In this monograph, I define public sector entrepreneurship in terms of innovative public policy initiatives that generate greater economic prosperity by transforming a status quo economic environment into one that is more conducive to economic units engaging in creative activities in the face of uncertainty. Using that definition, I propose that Vannevar Bush is a quintessential example of a public sector entrepreneur. I then propose that the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980 is an innovative public policy initiative that has ingredients of Bush’s philosophy about the role of government in technological advancement. Using Bush and the Bayh-Dole Act as examples of public sector entrepreneurship, I conclude the monograph with framework that might serve as a unifying taxonomy for interpreting future research on public sector entrepreneurship.

Additional Information

Publication
Foundations and Trends in Entrepreneurship, 2022, 18: 1–74
Language: English
Date: 2022
Keywords
public sector entrepreneurship, Vannevar Bush, public policy

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