The Future of Knowledge Production in the Academy - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0335206166 ISBN 13: 9780335206162

Publisher: Open Univ Pr, 2001

Synopsis

What are the most significant challenges posed by new modes of organising knowledge production in the academy? How are academic-industry partnerships managed? What is the future role of the university in the knowledge society?

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About the Author

Merle Jacob (PhD) is leader of the research group that studies the relations and processes of knowledge creation in academic-industry research cooperation at the FENIX Research Program. She has published mainly in the area of policy studies and academic-industry relations. She is currently co-authoring a book with Tomas Hellstrom that will be entitled Knowledge, Policy and Risk and will be published by Kluwer Academic Publishers. Tomas Hellstrom (PhD) is at the FENIX Research Program at Chalmers University of Technology, which is a cooperative research and education programme between the university and a number of large Swedish multinationals. He is currently leading the Research Group on 'Strategic Knowledge and Risk Management' (SKRAM!), which revolves around several projects on knowledge management and risk management conducted in cooperation with business and public organizations around Europe. He has published mainly in the area of policy studies, risk management and philosophy of science. He is currently working on his next book, Knowledge, Policy and Risk.

Edition details

• Publisher: Open Univ Pr
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0335206166
• ISBN 13: 9780335206162
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 163
• Editor: Jacob Merle, Hellstrom Tomas