Technology Fountainheads: The Management Challenge of R&d Consortia

Corey (marketing, Harvard Business School) examines the formation and governance of six of the largest and most visible US collaborative ventures by which business organizations, academic institutions, and government agencies combine to develop and disseminate new technology. He identifies the critical factors that lead to the successful management of such consortia, focusing on how the plethora of internal and external stakeholders makes them very different from private enterprises. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.