Engines of Innovation: The Entrepreneurial University in the Twenty-First Century

by Buck Goldstein and Holden Thorp

Book Overview

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. They provide not only an urgent call to action but also a practical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469609843
• ISBN13: 9781469609843
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 9.2"