Innovation Policy in Search of an Economic Foundation: The Case of Research Partnerships in the United States
- 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: Research partnerships are not a new organizational form, but since the mid 1980s the US government, like other national governments, has provided a favorable environment for them to flourish. The purpose of this paper is to address the question: What is the economic foundation upon which public support of research partnerships in the USA is based? In addition, given that foundation: What additional information is needed to increase the efficacy of the current policy environment? We summarize the relevant literature and find that as a whole, the theoretical literature makes clear that research partnerships are a socially beneficial organizational form once formed. However, more empirical research is needed of a different type that has occupied the journals to date. We offer an agenda for such research that will complement the policy process.
Innovation Policy in Search of an Economic Foundation: The Case of Research Partnerships in the United States
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- Publication
- Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 2003, 15: 177-187. https://doi.org/10.1080/0953732032000051091
- Language: English
- Date: 2003
- Keywords
- research partnerships, research and development, innovation, strategic management