University Spin-Off Companies: Economic Development, Faculty Entrepreneurs, and Technology Transfer

by Alistair Brett

Explores the phenomenon of university-based research leading to business opportunities beyond academia, and attempts to offer a solution to the problem of launching academic ventures. The 14 contributors consider the pros and cons of spin-off ventures by way of several case studies.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847676463
• ISBN13: 9780847676460
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 307 Pages