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Measuring the Social Value of Innovation
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009; US$ 124.95This volume presents a series of perspectives that evaluate the merits of and potential for establishing institutionalized social valuation protocols within university settings. The volumes open with a comprehensive overview of the existing literature that addresses issues related to assessing the social value of university innovations. The first section... more...
Frontiers in Eco Entrepreneurship Research
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009; US$ 114.95Eco entrepreneurship (the provision of new products, processes, services with environmental benefits) is not well understood regarding its motives, returns, products, services, organization, and property rights. However, as public concern about the environment rises, understanding the relationship between entrepreneurship and the environment is increasingly... more...
Contracting for Property Rights
Cambridge University Press 1990; US$ 27.00Libecap examines the political and economic considerations that influence property rights arrangements in the USA. more...
The Regulated Economy
University of Chicago Press 2008; US$ 45.00How has the United States government grown? What political and economic factors have given rise to its regulation of the economy? These eight case studies explore the late-nineteenth- and early twentieth-century origins of government intervention in the United States economy, focusing on the political influence of special interest groups in the development... more...
Technological Innovation
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008; US$ 99.95Profiting from technological innovation is a key strategic challenge in technology-intensive industries because it requires not only scientific and engineering expertise but also an understanding of how business and legal factors facilitate commercialization. This volume presents a multidisciplinary view of issues in technology commercialization and... more...
Entrepreneurship and Global Competitiveness in Regional Economies
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011; US$ 124.95This volume, comprised of authors from the U.S., Canada, Africa, and Europe, centers on the development, transformation, and role of geographic /regional economies-- specifically in the globalized, post-2009 era. The authors address topics that every region must consider in responding to idea age, globally competitive, regionally driven economies. more...
The Federal Civil Service System and the Problem of Bureaucracy
University of Chicago Press 2007; US$ 30.00The call to "reinvent government"—to reform the government bureaucracy of the United States—resonates as loudly from elected officials as from the public. Examining the political and economic forces that have shaped the American civil service system from its beginnings in 1883 through today, the authors of this volume explain why, despite... more...
University Technology Commercialization
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010; US$ 124.95This volume addresses the challenges that can arise when individuals from technical, business, and legal environments must converge on the goal of commercialization. Specifically, it brings together studies from organizational behavior, marketing, economic, and sociological perspectives on commercialization of university technologies. more...
The Economics of Climate Change
University of Chicago Press 2011; US$ 45.00While debates over the consequences of climate change are often pessimistic, historical data from the past two centuries indicate many viable opportunities for responding to potential changes. This volume takes a close look at the ways in which economies—particularly that of the United States—have adjusted to the challenges climate change... more...
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