Knowledge creation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth: a historical review Export

@article{citeulike:6072517, abstract = {This article explores the relationship between knowledge creation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth in the United States over the last 150 years. Distinguishing between general knowledge and economically useful knowledge, we examine the changes over time in the locus and content of new knowledge creation: the role of universities, particularly engineering schools and land-grant universities, industrial laboratories, and corporate research and development (R\&D) laboratories prior to World War II. The practical orientation of US academic R\&D and the close research interaction between academia and industry are noted. We study the unprecedented increase in R\&D spending in the United States during and after World War II and how it was converted into economic activity via incumbent firms in the early postwar period and increasingly via new ventures in the last few decades. 10.1093/icc/dtp043}, author = {Carlsson, Bo and Acs, Zoltan J. and Audretsch, David B. and Braunerhjelm, Pontus}, citeulike-article-id = {6072517}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icc/dtp043}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://icc.oxfordjournals.org/content/dtp043v1/.abstract}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://icc.oxfordjournals.org/content/dtp043v1/.full.pdf}, day = {13}, doi = {10.1093/icc/dtp043}, journal = {Ind Corp Change}, keywords = {growth, knowledge-translation, multi-level, science-system, usa}, month = {October}, pages = {dtp043+}, posted-at = {2009-11-05 06:54:51}, priority = {2}, title = {Knowledge creation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth: a historical review}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icc/dtp043}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6072517 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6072517 N2 - This article explores the relationship between knowledge creation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth in the United States over the last 150 years. Distinguishing between general knowledge and economically useful knowledge, we examine the changes over time in the locus and content of new knowledge creation: the role of universities, particularly engineering schools and land-grant universities, industrial laboratories, and corporate research and development (R&D) laboratories prior to World War II. The practical orientation of US academic R&D and the close research interaction between academia and industry are noted. We study the unprecedented increase in R&D spending in the United States during and after World War II and how it was converted into economic activity via incumbent firms in the early postwar period and increasingly via new ventures in the last few decades. 10.1093/icc/dtp043 JF - Ind Corp Change TI - Knowledge creation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth: a historical review SP - dtp043 KW - growth KW - knowledge-translation KW - multi-level KW - science-system KW - usa AU - Carlsson, Bo AU - Acs, Zoltan AU - Audretsch, David AU - Braunerhjelm, Pontus PY - 2009/10/13/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icc/dtp043 ER -