Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Background Literature Review -- Chapter 3. The U.S Small Business Innovation Research Program -- Chapter 4. The 2005 National Research Council Database -- Chapter 5. Innovative Activity in Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Businesses -- Chapter 6. Estimating...

"While much has been written about the U.S. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program from both an institutional and a policy perspective, there remains a conspicuous void of general information about firms and research projects that are funded through the program. Providing a...

Research and development (R and D) leads to innovation, and innovation leads to technological change. Technological change, in turn, is the primary driver of economic growth. Public/private partnerships -- cooperative relationships among industry, government, and/or universities -- leverage the...

This volume examines the involvement of minority- or women-owned businesses in technology-based research, with particular focus on the differences in research outcomes in achieving commercialization. Specifically, the authors empirically investigate the correlation between technologies from...