technology was a major part of the government response. The U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD) led a major … World War II innovation model in other crises. In this essay we describe exactly how it worked. We do so first through a … general overview of how OSRD approached several questions that may confront any crisis innovation effort: priority setting …

Entrepreneurship involves innovation and uncertainty. We outline a theory of entrepreneurship, which highlights the … importance of social networks in promoting innovation and reducing uncertainty. Our findings suggest that this “social” aspect of …

using a small panel of science and technology business incubators (STBIs) in China. We find that while the number of firms …

using a small panel of science and technology business incubators (STBIs) in China. We find that while the number of firms …

in many cases replaced them. One area ripe for the incursion of NTBs concerns technology standards. The WTO's Agreement …

This study seeks to better understand the impact that government technology procurement regulations have on social … value and national competitiveness. To do this, it examines the impact of a change in France's technology procurement policy …, these results show that changes in government technology policy that favor OSS can have a positive impact on both global …

Within the valuation of Science and Technology (S+T) social impact, three dimensions are specially relevant for … analysis, in the modern democratic societies: Public perception, citizen participation, and S+T culture. Innovation is an … years. This means a change, for the innovation, not being by now a primary factor in the State policy, gets transformed into …

This paper presents a systematic analysis of the net economic benefits associated with the Small Business Innovation …

We investigate the impacts of the U.S. publicly-funded Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program’s funding on …