Research universities and the public good : discovery for an uncertain future / Jason Owen-Smith.
Research universities and the public good : discovery for an uncertain future / Jason Owen-Smith.
Research universities and the public good : discovery for an uncertain future / Jason Owen-Smith.
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Stanford, California : Stanford Business Books, An Imprint of Stanford University Press, [2018]
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G 2018/6003
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English
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xiii, 213 pages ; 24 cm.
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text
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unmediated
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volume
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Introduction: knowledge, infrastructure, and the need for change -- A system to insure the future -- The organization of research universities -- Sources of discovery: networks on campus -- Community anchors: building resilience and connection -- Hubs linking communities: generating solutions for kn...
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Stanford, California : Stanford Business Books, An Imprint of Stanford University Press, [2018]
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California
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[2018]
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"Countering recent arguments that we should "unbundle" or "disrupt" higher education, Jason Owen-Smith argues that research universities are unique gems that deserve our financial and social support. While they are complex and costly, their enduring value is threefold: they simultaneously act as sources of new knowledge, anchors for regional and na...
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Research universities and the public good : discovery for an uncertain future / Jason Owen-Smith.
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Innovation and technology in the world economy
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-206) and index.
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G 2018/6003
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74VKVQmB0bEb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVQmB0bEb
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1503601943 hardcover alkaline paper
9781503601949 hardcover alkaline paper
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378.007
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991024194622702626
