The Age of Knowledge
The Dynamics of Universities, Knowledge and Society
Biographical note
James Dzisah, Ph.D. (2007) in Sociology, University of Saskatchewan, is an Assistant Professor at Nipissing University, North Bay, Canada. He is a member of the Editorial Board of International Journal of Technology and Globalisation. He has published several papers on University-Industry-Government Relations, Professor of Practice in Such journals as Critical Sociology, Science, Technology and Society, Asia Journal Of Social Science and International Higher Education.
Henry Etzkowitz, Ph.D.(1969) in Sociology the New School of Social Research, is a Senior Researcher at the Human Sciences Advanced Research Institute, Stanford University. He is also a Visiting Professor, Centre for Entrepreneurship Research, Edinburgh University Business School and Department of Management, Birkbeck, University of London. He is the author of The Triple Helix: University-Industry-Government Innovation in Action (Routledge, 2008).
Henry Etzkowitz, Ph.D.(1969) in Sociology the New School of Social Research, is a Senior Researcher at the Human Sciences Advanced Research Institute, Stanford University. He is also a Visiting Professor, Centre for Entrepreneurship Research, Edinburgh University Business School and Department of Management, Birkbeck, University of London. He is the author of The Triple Helix: University-Industry-Government Innovation in Action (Routledge, 2008).
Readership
The book is relevant to all those interested in Innovation Policy, Education, Social and Health Policy, Knowledge Management and Transfer, Sociology of Science, Transnationalism, Practictioners and Critical Social Science.
Table of contents
List of Tables and Figures
Acknowledgements
Notes on Contributors
Introduction: The Dynamics of Universities, Knowledge and Societies, James Dzisah and Henry Etzkowitz
PART I: KNOWLEDGE, GLOBALIZATION AND IDENTITY
1. Normative Change in Science and the Birth of the Triple Helix, Henry Etzkowitz
2. Globalization and Scientific Research in Japan, Zaheer Baber
3. Triple Helix or Triple Jeopardy? Universities and the Social Relations of Knowledge, Terry Wotherspoon
4. The Big Shift: Science and Universities in Crisis, Toby E. Huff
5. Societal Rationalization: Cultural Innovation and Knowledge Islamization in Malaysia, Choon-Lee Chai
6. Gender and Identity in a Globalized World, Patience Elabor- Idemudia
PART II: KNOWLEDGE INNOVATION, GOVERNANCE AND POLICY
7. The Triple Helix of Knowledge, James Dzisah and Henry Etzkowitz
8. Crossing Boundaries: Creating, Transferring & Using Knowledge, Harley D. Dickinson
9. Governing Innovation in a Knowledge Society, Peter W. B. Phillips
10. Public Policy Actors and the Knowledge-Based Social Order, Michael W. Kpessa
11. Regionalized Health Care System in Canada: Towards a Knowledge Management
Strategy, William Boateng
PART III: UNIVERSITIES, INTERMEDIATE ACTORS AND THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
12. Facilitating Knowledge Transfer: The Role of Intermediating Organizations, Amy S. Metcalfe
13. Ideals and Contradictions in Knowledge Capitalization, James Dzisah
14. In the Grey Area: University Research and Commercial Activity–The Case of Language Technology, Tarja Knuuttila
15. Public Universities and Emerging Fuel Cell Technology: Insights from Singapore and Malaysia, Zeeda F. Mohamad
Index
Acknowledgements
Notes on Contributors
Introduction: The Dynamics of Universities, Knowledge and Societies, James Dzisah and Henry Etzkowitz
PART I: KNOWLEDGE, GLOBALIZATION AND IDENTITY
1. Normative Change in Science and the Birth of the Triple Helix, Henry Etzkowitz
2. Globalization and Scientific Research in Japan, Zaheer Baber
3. Triple Helix or Triple Jeopardy? Universities and the Social Relations of Knowledge, Terry Wotherspoon
4. The Big Shift: Science and Universities in Crisis, Toby E. Huff
5. Societal Rationalization: Cultural Innovation and Knowledge Islamization in Malaysia, Choon-Lee Chai
6. Gender and Identity in a Globalized World, Patience Elabor- Idemudia
PART II: KNOWLEDGE INNOVATION, GOVERNANCE AND POLICY
7. The Triple Helix of Knowledge, James Dzisah and Henry Etzkowitz
8. Crossing Boundaries: Creating, Transferring & Using Knowledge, Harley D. Dickinson
9. Governing Innovation in a Knowledge Society, Peter W. B. Phillips
10. Public Policy Actors and the Knowledge-Based Social Order, Michael W. Kpessa
11. Regionalized Health Care System in Canada: Towards a Knowledge Management
Strategy, William Boateng
PART III: UNIVERSITIES, INTERMEDIATE ACTORS AND THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
12. Facilitating Knowledge Transfer: The Role of Intermediating Organizations, Amy S. Metcalfe
13. Ideals and Contradictions in Knowledge Capitalization, James Dzisah
14. In the Grey Area: University Research and Commercial Activity–The Case of Language Technology, Tarja Knuuttila
15. Public Universities and Emerging Fuel Cell Technology: Insights from Singapore and Malaysia, Zeeda F. Mohamad
Index
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