An international cast of scholars and writers explore a range of issues related to contracts and corporate entrepreneurship. They cover the characteristics and country differences that describe how entrepreneurs succeed in a number of sectors and locations worldwide.

This volume presents a series of perspectives that evaluate the merits of and potential for establishing institutionalized social valuation protocols within university settings. The volumes open with a comprehensive overview of the existing literature that addresses issues related to assessing the social value of university innovations. The first section provides sociological, organizational, and economic perspectives on issues informing the forecasting and/or demonstrating the social value of university innovations. The second section explores potential metrics and measures for either...

This volume, comprised of authors from the U.S., Canada, Africa, and Europe, centers on the development, transformation, and role of geographic /regional economies-- specifically in the globalized, post-2009 era. The authors address topics that every region must consider in responding to idea age, globally competitive, regionally driven economies.

This volume addresses the challenges that can arise when individuals from technical, business, and legal environments must converge on the goal of commercialization. It brings together studies from organizational behaviour, marketing, economic, and sociological perspectives on commercialization of university technologies.