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Petry, Roger Auguste.

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The role of free knowledge at universities and its potential impact on the sustainability of the prairie region.

紀錄類型:	書目-電子資源 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	The role of free knowledge at universities and its potential impact on the sustainability of the prairie region./
作者:	Petry, Roger Auguste.
面頁冊數:	294 p.
附註:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-11, Section: A, page: 4531.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International69-11A.
標題:	Sociology, Social Structure and Development. -
電子資源:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=NR42511
ISBN:	9780494425114

The role of free knowledge at universities and its potential impact on the sustainability of the prairie region.
Petry, Roger Auguste.

The role of free knowledge at universities and its potential impact on the sustainability of the prairie region. - 294 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-11, Section: A, page: 4531.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Regina (Canada), 2008.

Universities have been viewed as central to innovation both for sustainable development (SD) and national success in the knowledge-based economy. The Government of Canada has sought to combine these two policy directions by advancing commercialization of knowledge for SD by Canadian universities. Meanwhile, a distinct alternative to commercialization has arisen in the form of Free Licensing of intellectual property. This Open Source strategy initially developed in the area of software development. This thesis examines whether the trend towards commercialization of knowledge by universities is appropriate for achieving SD. The thesis focuses on the decision-making of university faculty in light of their substantial control in many Canadian university settings over intellectual property emerging from their research. The University of Regina located in the prairie region of Saskatchewan, Canada, is one such university with substantial sponsored SD research. Five SD research case studies from this university are examined using a qualitative approach. In depth interviews of academic researchers supplemented by additional documentation regarding their SD technologies are analyzed using grounded theory and a sustainable livelihoods approach. Researchers highlight significant challenges with the commercialization model including potential adverse impacts on contributions of others to their projects and their technologies lacking sufficient market size, demand, and novelty. They also note challenges related to their scholarly role, seeing themselves as lacking the capabilities and resources needed for successful commercialization and fearing it might undermine objectives associated with their scholarly livelihoods and SD project goals. Tensions between the conditions associated with the development of the SD technologies and those needed for successful knowledge commercialization are also identified. At the same time, the SD technologies are viewed as potentially having significant livelihood impacts in the marketplace, creating conditions for the development of new products and services. Some of these related technologies might result from commercialization. Free Licensing of the SD technologies is also viewed as having challenges including some scholarly risks, lack of institutional support, and challenges with ongoing project maintenance. A model of innovation based on volunteerism is proposed that builds on researchers' own experiences in developing their SD technologies and complements Free Licensing. This approach seems promising for addressing challenges identified by researchers with Free Licensing while advancing scholarly livelihoods and regional competitiveness. Policy implications for Canadian universities and governments are explored.

ISBN: 9780494425114Subjects--Topical Terms:

1017425
Sociology, Social Structure and Development.

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