A Civic Entrepreneur by Monty Jones

A Civic Entrepreneur by Monty Jones

Throughout his career as an industrialist, educator, visionary supporter of new technologies, advocate for worldwide economic development, and philanthropist, George Kozmetsky promoted constructive interactions among the worlds of academia, government, and private-sector business. He personified these interactions as a founder of Teledyne, a dean of the business school at the University of Texas at Austin, an academic researcher at the university’s IC2 Institute, a promoter of new technologies, and a consultant to entrepreneurs and government agencies. In this comprehensive biography, Monty Jones details all aspects of Kozmetsky’s life, from his childhood as the son of Russian immigrants, to his service in World War II, to his accomplishments in technology, education, and business. While Kozmetsky is most widely known for taking early steps to propel the business school at the University of Texas at Austin toward its current position as an internationally prominent institution and for playing a central role in the economic transformation of Austin from a sleepy college town to its present-day status as a center of high-technology research, development, and manufacturing, Jones also details Kozmetsky’s technology career, influence, and philosophy. Kozmetsky embodied the concept of “civic entrepreneurship,” which involves a merging of business acumen, a deep commitment to social responsibility, and visionary leadership for a community’s economic development. Inherent in Kozmetsky’s role as a civic entrepreneur was the broadest possible definition of “community,” beginning with one’s city and region but growing outward to encompass the globe.

Monty Jones is a former public affairs official at UT Austin and the UT System and a former reporter on higher education at the Austin American-Statesman. He is the coauthor, with William H. Cunningham, of The Texas Way: Money, Power, Politics, and Ambition at the University, published by the Briscoe Center.

SKU	Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13	9780999731802
ISBN 10	0999731807
Titel	A Civic Entrepreneur
Autor	Monty Jones
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	The Dolph Briscoe Center For American History At The University Of Texas At Austin
Erscheinungsjahr	2018-07-09
Seitenanzahl	550
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.