Foreign participation in U.S. research and development : asset or liability? / / Proctor P. Reid and Alan Schriesheim, editors ; Committee on Foreign Participation in U.S. Research and Development, National Academy of Engineering

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910965596703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1996
• ISBN: 9786612081101; 9780309176422; 0309176425; 9781282081109; 1282081101; 9780309521543; 0309521548; 9780585023991; 0585023999
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (204 pages)
• Collana: Series on prospering in a global economy
• Altri autori (Persone): ReidProctor P; SchriesheimAlan
• Disciplina: 332.6/73/0973
• Soggetti: Investments, Foreign - United States; Research, Industrial - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-171) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The Contribution of R&D to U.S. Economic Development""; ""3 Foreign Participation in Privately Funded U.S. R&D""; ""4 Foreign Participation in Publicly Funded U.S. R&D""; ""5 Findings and Recommendations""; ""References""; ""Committee and Staff Biographies""; ""Agenda""; ""Participants""; ""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: During the past decade, foreign participation in U.S. research and development--through acquisition of R&D-intensive businesses, links with universities, and other arrangements--has expanded rapidly. This emergence of foreign influence has drawn a mixed response--some ; regard the trend as a positive corollary to the expanding involvement of U.S.-owned companies in national markets abroad. Others consider it a net liability for Americans that often benefits foreign companies and their home economies at U.S. expense. There exists a large gap in expert and public understanding of the drivers, nature, and consequences of foreign participation in the nation's technology enterprise. This volume seeks to close this gap and reviews The nature of R&D activities and how they contribute to economic development. The causes, scope, and nature of foreign involvement in U.S.-based R&D activity and the associated costs, risks, benefits, and opportunities of this trend. The merits and liabilities of policies to regulate foreign R&D participation.