This volume addresses the challenges that can arise when individuals from technical, business, and legal environments must converge on the goal of commercialization. Specifically, it brings together studies from organizational behavior, marketing, economic, and sociological perspectives on...

FrontMatter -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- Introduction -- General Background -- R&D Location Strategies -- Location of Recent or Planned R&D Sites -- Factors in the Selection of R&D Sites -- Protecting and Capitalizing on Intellectual Property and the Types...

Profiting from technological innovation is a key strategic challenge in technology-intensive industries. This book presents a multidisciplinary view of issues in technology commercialization and entrepreneurship.