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McDONALD’S HONG KONG

Otto Chui Chau Lin

Chapter 24 in Innovation and Entrepreneurship:Choice and Challenge, 2018, pp 233-242 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: On a humid autumn night in Clear Water Bay, I toss and turn in my bed, trying to get some sleep. My mind keeps wandering to a recent discussion with the President of the university. Oddly enough, as a career university professor, he has attempted several times to persuade me not to teach any courses. Why? He says, “Your position at the HKUST as Vice President entails full-time engagement in administrative duties. Preparing for courses and conducting discussions would detract your attention and take time out of that required by the position”…

Keywords: Innovation; Entrepreneurship; Innovation System; National Innovation System; Knowledge Economy; Knowledge Transfer; Technology Transfer; Technology Diffusion; University-Industry Interaction; Commercialization of Scientific Research; Roles of the Government; Roles of the University; Roles of Technology Institute; Environmental Factors of Innovation System; Innovation Helix; Innovation Quartet; Science Parks; Incubation; Incubator; Competitiveness; Innovation Competitiveness; Hard Power; Soft Power; Sustainable Innovation; Entrepreneurial Spirit; Globalization Age Competition; Management of Change; Hsin-Chu Science Park; ITRI (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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