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Knowledge, inequality, and growth in the new economy

Nahuis, Richard - 2003

During the past two centuries, major technological breakthroughs such as the steam engine and electricity have acted as the catalysts for growth and have resulted in a marked increase in material well-being. The dominant technology today - information and communication technology (ICT) - does...

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Trade, jobs and wages

Hoon, Hian Teck - 2000

The world's increasing integration through trade and the persistence of high unemployment in Europe, and other areas of the world, highlight the need to understand the implications of free trade for unemployment. Trade, Jobs and Wages analyses how employment levels and real wages are affected by...

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Getting women on to corporate boards : a snowball starting in Norway

Machold, Silke (contributor) - 2013

Human Rights and Former Prime Minister of Norway (1997--2000 and 2001--2005). 'This book provides significant and important …-based reflections about gender balance in the boardroom, from Norway and beyond, help further the dialogue on this important business … get women on to corporate boards gained international momentum from its origins in Norway. Invaluable insights are gained …

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Human capital policy : reducing inequality, boosting mobility and productivity

Neumark, David (ed.); Kim, Yong-seong (ed.); … - 2021

"This timely book evaluates international human capital policies, offering a comparative perspective on global efforts to generate new ideas and novel ways of thinking about human capital. Examining educational reforms, quality of education and links between education and socio-economic...

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Networks, SMEs, and the university : the process of collaboration and open innovation

Johnston, Andrew; Huggins, Robert - 2021

"Exploring the process of university collaboration from the perspective of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), this book offers an in-depth examination of the collaboration process, dispelling the myth of the disengagement of these firms. Andrew Johnston and Robert Huggins present a...

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The market oriented university : transforming higher education

Davis, John - 2016

1. Towards a market oriented university -- 2. Competition and rankings -- 3. Delivering student satisfaction -- 4. Disrupting higher education -- 5. From marketing to market orientation -- 6. Developing and maintaining a market-oriented university -- 7. Understanding the market -- 8. Developing...

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Entrepreneurship, universities & resources : frontiers in European entrepreneurship research

Hytti, Ulla; Blackburn, Robert A.; Fletcher, Denise E.; … - 2016

1. Introduction: Focusing on the Role of Resources and Universities in Entrepreneurship / Ulla Hytti, Robert Blackburn, Denise Fletcher and Friederike Welter -- 2. Exploring Processes and Structures in Social Entrepreneuring: A Practice-Theory Approach / Bengt Johannisson, Jan Alpenberg and Pär...

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Structuring public-private research partnerships for success : empowering university partners

Rausser, Gordon C. - 2016

1. Public research enterprises: the changing landscape -- 2. The scientific research process -- 3. Public good versus private good research: the empirical evidence -- 4. Crowding-in versus crowding-out of public good research -- 5. Knowledge creation and the research and development process --...

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Academic entrepreneurship in Europe

Wright, Mike (contributor) - 2007

Introduction -- Public policies to foster academic spin-offs -- Types of spin-offs -- Processes at the institutional level : incubation models -- Processes at the firm level : phases and models of development -- Entrepreneurial teams in spin-offs -- Financial constraints and access to finance --...

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Economics, competition and academia : an intellectual history of sophism versus virtue

Stabile, Donald - 2007

1. Introduction : markets, competition, and higher education -- 2. Sophism, academia, and Greek economics -- 3. Adam Smith and sophism : reaction to the endowment model -- 4. Virtue and early academia in the US -- 5. Academia and the rise of capitalism in the US -- 6. Corporate capitalism and...

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