书目名称 | Innovative Activity in Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business |
副标题 | Evidence from the U. |
编辑 | Albert N. Link,Laura T. R. Morrison |
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概述 | Examines the innovative behavior of minority- and women-owned entrepreneurial firms.Analyses data from the US Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and National Research Council (NRC).Expl |
丛书名称 | SpringerBriefs in Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
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描述 | This volume examines the involvement of minority- or women-owned businesses in technology-based research, with particular focus on the differences in research outcomes in achieving commercialization. Specifically, the authors empirically investigate the correlation between technologies from projects funded through the Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the minority or gender demographics of the owners of the businesses conducting the research. This study offers an opportunity to not only examine public-sector agencies’ investments in research, but also to investigate if there are race and/or gender gaps in such business’ participation in innovative activities. It also provides a means to understand innovation by minorities and women in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. .Investments in fundamental science and technology research and investments in human capital through science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education areimportant building blocks of innovation. Two methods of fueling innovation are to 1) accelerate the commercialization of federally funded research and 2) ensure opportunities for underrepresented minorities and women in the |
出版日期 | Book 2019 |
关键词 | US Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program; Minority-owned Business; Women-owned Business; Na |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21534-7 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-030-21533-0 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-030-21534-7Series ISSN 2195-5816 Series E-ISSN 2195-5824 |
issn_series | 2195-5816 |
copyright | The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 |