Architecting complex international science, technology and innovation partnerships (CISTIPs): A study of four global MIT collaborations

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 104, Issue , 2016, Pages 38-56

  Pfotenhauer, Sebastian M ^a,b   Wood, Danielle ^c   Roos, Dan ^a,d   Newman, Dava ^a,d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b TUM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Innovation policy; International partnerships; MIT; Policy design; Regional development; Research collaboration; System architecture; University partnerships

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURE; COLLEGE BUILDINGS; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; DESIGN; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; MACROS; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; REGIONAL PLANNING;

INNOVATION POLICIES; INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS; MIT; POLICY DESIGN; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS; SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES; UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP;

ENGINEERING RESEARCH;

INNOVATION; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

ABU DHABI [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]; MASSACHUSETTS; PORTUGAL; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84951809608     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2015.12.006     Document Type: Article

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