Intro -- DEDICATION -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES -- PREFACE -- WHY THESE THEORIES? -- THE ESSENTIAL THEORIES -- STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK -- STRUCTURE OF THE CHAPTERS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PART I THE CORNERSTONES OF SCIENTIFIC THEORY AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS -- CHAPTER 1 ON THE NATURE...

Close interaction between universities, industries, and governments has given rise to hybrid organizations incorporating economic development alongside scientific research and higher education. We will approach this phenomenon and the related organization-theoretical problems by looking at two...