Declines in public support for universities
throughout the world have prompted university administrators and those who articulate
and implement educational policy to seek alternative modes for funding. One
favorite model is the ‘entrepreneurial university’ – a university that is
managed using modern business practices including the willingness to
participate in the commercialization of the intellectual property that it
produces. A related notion is that of the ‘entrepreneurial professor’ – a
person who is willing to explore new commercial markets for his/her
intellectual outputs. Both raise issues
of propriety and conflict of interest but both also raise exciting
opportunities for disciplinary engagement with the “real” world.
Although this concept for commercialization and
partnerships with the worlds of business and government are not always
appreciated or embraced, they are more common in the natural sciences,
engineering and medicine. These practices are less well accepted by social
sciences and humanities faculties.
Nombre de pages : 188
Format : 15,5 x 24,0 cm
ISBN : 978-2-7178-5573-9
Antoine BAILLY9782717855739