Running The Marathon

William Cowan (), Robin Cowan and Patrick Llerena
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William Cowan: David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo

No 2008-014, MERIT Working Papers from United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)

Abstract: Over the twentieth century universities in the industrialized world have evolved from being "universities of culture" to "universities of innovation." Policy makers and universities themselves see that one of their major roles is supporting industrial innovation and thus economic growth. We argue that this rests on a mis-cconception of the nature of innovation and the value of universities. We argue that a more appropriate function for this institution is as the "university of reflection" where scholarship and truth-seeking are the ultimate goals.

Keywords: innovation; university-industry relations; role of universities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O31 O33 O38 Z0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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