Despite a wealth of efforts that examine separately the role entrepreneurs and universities play in economic development, no systematic effort has been made to examine the role universities play in promoting economic development through entrepreneurship. This book fills that gap, focusing on...

Universities are considered sources of technology that further economic development. Many policies have been considered by policymakers to expedite the university development and transfer process. The Bayh-Dole Act and its influence on university patenting is examined. University patents from...

We define academic Entrepreneurship here as the creation of new businesses based on university-developed knowledge. We review the legislative and organizational interventions enacted to foster academic entrepreneurship; the form, magnitude and performance of this activity; and the tradeoffs...

Universities are a greater source of patentedinventions in some lines of business than in others.In this study, theannual proportion of patents assigned to universities from 1977 to 1996 in 117lines of high-technology business was investigated to determine if universitiesare a greater source of...