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University Entrepreneurship: A Survey of US Experience

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The rise in the commercialization of academic research achieved in the United States has sparked a heated debate to determine the components in the fuel of this success. As U.S. universities expand their patenting, licensing, and commercializing of research, their potential to drive domestic innovation and economic growth increases. However, there is a balancing act to be achieved: creating new innovations while not decreasing the university’s primary role of education, research, and community outreach.

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Pascoe, C., Vonortas, N. (2015). University Entrepreneurship: A Survey of US Experience. In: Vonortas, N., Rouge, P., Aridi, A. (eds) Innovation Policy. SpringerBriefs in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2233-8_3

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