Entrepreneurial impact : the role of MIT - an updated report

The ultimate value of this study is to help us understand the economic impact of the entrepreneurial ventures of university graduates. We know that some universities play an important role in many economies through their core education, research and development, and other spillovers. However, in ord...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Roberts, Edward B. (Author), Eesley, Charles E. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hanover, Massachusetts : now Publishers , c2011
Series:Foundations and trends in entrepreneurship vol. 7, no. 1-2
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Executive summary
  • 2. The role of MIT alumni companies in the US economy
  • 3. MIT - Its unique history, culture, and entrepreneurial ecosystem
  • 4. An evolving MIT internal entrepreneurial ecosystem
  • 5. Recent MIT institutional broadening and growth
  • 6. Conclusions : enhancing the role of research /technology universities in an entrepreneurial economy