Engines of Innovation by Buck Goldstein

Engines of Innovation by Buck Goldstein

In "Engines of Innovation," Holden Thorp and Buck Goldstein make the case for the pivotal role of research universities as agents of societal change. They argue that universities must use their vast intellectual and financial resources to confront global challenges such as climate change, extreme poverty, childhood diseases, and an impending worldwide shortage of clean water. Combining their own experiences cultivating an entrepreneurial mindset within one of the nation's elite public universities with detailed descriptions of the approaches taken by others, Thorp and Goldstein provide not only an urgent call to action but also a practical guide for our nation's leading institutions to become major players in solving the world's biggest problems. The result is a provocative and thoughtful beginning to an important conversation among educators, their supporters and trustees, policymakers, and the public at large as to how the American research university can best meet its societal responsibilities.

"It is widely recognized that innovative entrepreneurs play a critical role in the technical progress and economic growth of our societyWith the help of this excellent book, colleges and universities can begin to design and more effectively to establish programs in entrepreneurship." -William J. Baumol, academic director of the Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, New York University.

Holden Thorp is Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.||Buck Goldstein is University Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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ISBN 13	9780807834381
ISBN 10	0807834386
Title	Engines of Innovation
Author	Buck Goldstein
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	The University of North Carolina Press
Year published	2010-10-30
Number of pages	184
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