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Research paper thumbnail of The U. S. National Innovation System

Research paper thumbnail of Paths of Innovation - Technological Change in the 20th Century America

Research paper thumbnail of A General Purpose Technology at Work: The Corliss Steam Engine in the late 19th Century US

The steam engine is widely regarded as the icon of the Industrial Revolution and a prime example ... more The steam engine is widely regarded as the icon of the Industrial Revolution and a prime example of a 'General Purpose Technology,' and yet its contribution to growth is far from transparent. This paper examines the role that a particular innovative design in steam power, the Corliss engine, played in the intertwined processes of industrialization and urbanization that characterized the

Research paper thumbnail of American universities and technical advance in industry

Research paper thumbnail of Technical innovation and national systems

Page 16. 1 Technical Innovation and National Systems RICHARD R. NELSON NATHAN ROSENBERG WHAT IS T... more Page 16. 1 Technical Innovation and National Systems RICHARD R. NELSON NATHAN ROSENBERG WHAT IS THIS STUDY ABOUT This book is about national systems of technical innovation. The heart of the work consists ...

Research paper thumbnail of The influence of market demand upon innovation: a critical reviewof some recent empirical studies

Research Policy - RES POLICY, 1979

Research paper thumbnail of The influence of market demand upon innovation: A critical review of some recent empirical studies

Research paper thumbnail of How Do University Inventions Get Into Practice?

Management Science, 2002

Page 1. How Do University Inventions Get Into Practice? Jeannette Colyvas * Michael Crow * Anneti... more Page 1. How Do University Inventions Get Into Practice? Jeannette Colyvas * Michael Crow * Annetine Gelijns * Roberto Mazzoleni Richard R. Nelson * Nathan Rosenberg * Bhaven N. Sampat Institutefor International Studies ...

Research paper thumbnail of The United States Business Cycle before 1860: Some Problems of Interpretation

The Economic History Review, 1963

Research paper thumbnail of Technology and the Pursuit of Economic Growth

The Economic History Review, 1991

... Successful innovation requires the coupling of the technical and the economic, rather than be... more ... Successful innovation requires the coupling of the technical and the economic, rather than being ... that goes on within this internal cooperation and communication process is not usually considered ... Orthodox theory treats 'knowing how to do' and 'knowing how to choose' as very ...

Research paper thumbnail of Akademiskt entreprenörskap: universitet och näringsliv i samverkan

Research paper thumbnail of Dynamics of comparative advantage in the chemical industry

Research paper thumbnail of Sources, procedures, and microeconomic effects of innovation

Journal of economic literature, 1988

... Whatever the knowledge base on which innovation draws, each problem-solving activity im-plies... more ... Whatever the knowledge base on which innovation draws, each problem-solving activity im-plies the development and refinement of "models" and ... as a car, an integrated circuit, a lathe, each with its particular technoeconomic characteris-tics)-and a set of heuristics (eg, Where ...

Research paper thumbnail of Demand vs. supply driven innovations: US and Swedish experiences in academic entrepreneurship

Working Paper Series in …, 2001

Zusammenfassung: Measured by per-capita publication measures, Sweden is an academic powerhouse. H... more Zusammenfassung: Measured by per-capita publication measures, Sweden is an academic powerhouse. Hence, its inability to commercialize on these accomplishments is a puzzle. This paper attributes this failure to the top-down nature of Swedish policies aimed at commercializing these innovations as well as an academic environment that discourages academics from actively participating in the commercialization of their ideas. This sits in stark contrast to the US institutional setting that is characterized by competition between ...

Research paper thumbnail of Designing Efficient Institutions for Science-Based Entrepreneurship: Lesson from the US and Sweden

Journal of Technology Transfer, 2001

The recent ‘scientification’ of commercial technology has brought the interface between universit... more The recent ‘scientification’ of commercial technology has brought the interface between universities and industry into sharp focus. In particular, academic entrepreneurship, i.e., the variety of ways in which academics take direct part in the commercialization of research, is widely discussed. The purpose of this paper is to suggest a framework for identifying the strategic individual decisions involved when educational choice

Research paper thumbnail of The U. S. National Innovation System

Research paper thumbnail of Paths of Innovation - Technological Change in the 20th Century America

Research paper thumbnail of A General Purpose Technology at Work: The Corliss Steam Engine in the late 19th Century US

The steam engine is widely regarded as the icon of the Industrial Revolution and a prime example ... more The steam engine is widely regarded as the icon of the Industrial Revolution and a prime example of a 'General Purpose Technology,' and yet its contribution to growth is far from transparent. This paper examines the role that a particular innovative design in steam power, the Corliss engine, played in the intertwined processes of industrialization and urbanization that characterized the

Research paper thumbnail of American universities and technical advance in industry

Research paper thumbnail of Technical innovation and national systems

Page 16. 1 Technical Innovation and National Systems RICHARD R. NELSON NATHAN ROSENBERG WHAT IS T... more Page 16. 1 Technical Innovation and National Systems RICHARD R. NELSON NATHAN ROSENBERG WHAT IS THIS STUDY ABOUT This book is about national systems of technical innovation. The heart of the work consists ...

Research paper thumbnail of The influence of market demand upon innovation: a critical reviewof some recent empirical studies

Research Policy - RES POLICY, 1979

Research paper thumbnail of The influence of market demand upon innovation: A critical review of some recent empirical studies

Research paper thumbnail of How Do University Inventions Get Into Practice?

Management Science, 2002

Page 1. How Do University Inventions Get Into Practice? Jeannette Colyvas * Michael Crow * Anneti... more Page 1. How Do University Inventions Get Into Practice? Jeannette Colyvas * Michael Crow * Annetine Gelijns * Roberto Mazzoleni Richard R. Nelson * Nathan Rosenberg * Bhaven N. Sampat Institutefor International Studies ...

Research paper thumbnail of The United States Business Cycle before 1860: Some Problems of Interpretation

The Economic History Review, 1963

Research paper thumbnail of Technology and the Pursuit of Economic Growth

The Economic History Review, 1991

... Successful innovation requires the coupling of the technical and the economic, rather than be... more ... Successful innovation requires the coupling of the technical and the economic, rather than being ... that goes on within this internal cooperation and communication process is not usually considered ... Orthodox theory treats 'knowing how to do' and 'knowing how to choose' as very ...

Research paper thumbnail of Akademiskt entreprenörskap: universitet och näringsliv i samverkan

Research paper thumbnail of Dynamics of comparative advantage in the chemical industry

Research paper thumbnail of Sources, procedures, and microeconomic effects of innovation

Journal of economic literature, 1988

... Whatever the knowledge base on which innovation draws, each problem-solving activity im-plies... more ... Whatever the knowledge base on which innovation draws, each problem-solving activity im-plies the development and refinement of "models" and ... as a car, an integrated circuit, a lathe, each with its particular technoeconomic characteris-tics)-and a set of heuristics (eg, Where ...

Research paper thumbnail of Demand vs. supply driven innovations: US and Swedish experiences in academic entrepreneurship

Working Paper Series in …, 2001

Zusammenfassung: Measured by per-capita publication measures, Sweden is an academic powerhouse. H... more Zusammenfassung: Measured by per-capita publication measures, Sweden is an academic powerhouse. Hence, its inability to commercialize on these accomplishments is a puzzle. This paper attributes this failure to the top-down nature of Swedish policies aimed at commercializing these innovations as well as an academic environment that discourages academics from actively participating in the commercialization of their ideas. This sits in stark contrast to the US institutional setting that is characterized by competition between ...

Research paper thumbnail of Designing Efficient Institutions for Science-Based Entrepreneurship: Lesson from the US and Sweden

Journal of Technology Transfer, 2001

The recent ‘scientification’ of commercial technology has brought the interface between universit... more The recent ‘scientification’ of commercial technology has brought the interface between universities and industry into sharp focus. In particular, academic entrepreneurship, i.e., the variety of ways in which academics take direct part in the commercialization of research, is widely discussed. The purpose of this paper is to suggest a framework for identifying the strategic individual decisions involved when educational choice

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