T he field of Production and Operations Management (POM) is increasingly perceived as a rigorous but narrow field, antiquated and not very relevant to the current challenges and concerns of managers in job-creating growth companies vital to our economies. I argue that a narrower positioning of POM in the past is responsible for its perceived limited utility to growth firms and global economies....

Abstract Background and scope: The current situation in Iran suggests a good basis for advancement in biotechnology industries because the patents for many hi-tech medicines registered in developed countries are ending. Biosimilar and technology-oriented companies without patents will have the opportunity to enter the biosimilar market and move toward innovative initiatives. The present researc...

The paper presents a game theoretic model of technology cooperation where a developing country firm has the options of either developing an innovation alone, purchasing information or collaborating with a developed country firm. Technology cooperation changes the probability of success of commercialization.  2000 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.

A commentary on Erkki Kauhanen (in this volume), " Innovation journalism as an essential element in the new endogenous theory of growth " 1 Introduction

It is well known that the use of high-brightness LEDs for illumination has the potential to substitute conventional lighting and revolutionize the lighting industry over the next 10 to 20 years. However, successful penetration of this extremely large lighting market would require vast improvements in power conversion efficiencies, color index, light output per device and drastic reduction in co...

The New Jersey MEMS Initiative is a comprehensive research, development, commercialization and education program initiated through the NJ Commission on Science and Technology. During its first year the Initiative has (1) undertaken the assessment and improvement of NJ MEMS fabrication and characterization capabilities at the university level, helping to strengthen and make more accessible the s...

a r t i c l e i n f o Keywords: Scientific knowledge commercialization University-industry collaborations University-industry links Technology transfer University-industry relationships Exchange between science and industry is a prerequisite for innovation and has attracted considerable interest to the role of relationships and interactions in the process of bringing ideas to the market and com...