Technology, Commercialization and Gender: A Global Perspective

ISBN-13: 9783319499222 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 248 str.

Pooran Wynarczyk; Marina Ranga

Opis

This timely collection seeks to advance our understanding of the role of women in technology commercialization. Widely acknowledged as the fundamental components of economic prosperity and global competitiveness, current literature on the management of technological change focuses on processes and institutions and neglects to address gender dimensions. Responding to this pressing need to critically examine women s participation and contribution, Technology, Commercialization and Gender addresses the construction of gendered identities within predominantly male-dominated work environments such as technology transfer, patenting, licensing and management of Intellectual Property Rights and R&D. With contributions from globally renowned scholars this important book aims to broaden the current understanding of the dynamics and implications of this phenomenon and as such, seeks to address gaps in knowledge at an international level. "

Spis treści

Chapter 1. Introduction Setting the Scene: An Insight into the ‘Gender Divide’ in Science and  Technological Advancement; Pooran Wynarczyk and  Marina Ranga.- Chapter 2. The Gender Dimension in German Knowledge and Technology Transfer: A Double-edged Sword; Kathinka Best, Marie Heidingsfelder, Martina Schraudner.-Chapter 3. Women's Role in Biotechnology Research: The Case of Mexico; Humberto Merritt and Maria del Pilar M Perez-Hernandez.- Chapter 4. Patenting Activity in Spain:  A  Gender Perspective; Elba Mauleón and María Bordons.- Chapter 5. Gender Patterns of Businesses with Growth Potential in Croatia; Slavica Singer, Nataša Šarlija, Sanja Pfeifer, Sunčica Oberman Peterka.- Chapter 6. Gender-sensitive Business Counselling – Changing the Gendered Pattern and Understanding of Entrepreneurship; Malin Lindberg and Anders W. Johansson.- Chapter 7. Gender, Commercialization and Thought Leadership in Computing: Examining Women’s Participation in Information Technology Patenting and Conference Paper Authorship; Catherine Ashcraft and Joanne McGrath Cohoon.- Chapter 8. Fostering Collaborative Innovation – Fraunhofer’s Participatory Methodology; Kathinka Best, Michael Rehberg, Martina Schraudner.-  Chapter 9: Case Study: Hertha Ayrton; Patricia Fara.

O autorze

Pooran Wynarczyk is former Director of Small Enterprise Research Unit at Newcastle University, UK. She was awarded a ‘Personal Chair’ at the University in 2000. Her   publication on open innovation in SMEs achieved an ‘Emerald Literati Network Awards for   Excellence’ in 2014.

Marina Ranga works with European Commission’s Directorate General Joint Research Centre in Seville, Spain. She currently chairs the EC Advisory Group on H2020 “Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation” and is a member of the UN-ECE Team of Experts on innovation and Competitiveness Policy. 

Blurb

This book explores the gender dimension in technology commercialization through a collection of papers by internationally renowned scholars in the USA, Mexico and Europe. Technology, Commercialization and Gender looks at various gender imbalances in this key innovation area and demonstrates that the construction of gendered identities within male-dominated work environments such as technology commercialization is a complex and lengthy process, often faced with institutional culture obstacles. More gender awareness and openness along all stages of the innovation chain, as well as more research and policy interventions are needed to ensure better use of highly-skilled human capital in knowledge-based economies around the globe.