LEADER 05184nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910786371003321 005 20230124190556.0 010 $a0-309-25612-7 010 $a1-283-63620-4 010 $a0-309-25610-0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000275672 035 $a(OCoLC)808744740 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10613383 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000737494 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11483790 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000737494 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10784261 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3379032 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3379032 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10613383 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL394866 035 $a(OCoLC)923289318 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000275672 100 $a20121023d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFrom science to business$b[electronic resource] $epreparing female scientists and engineers for successful transitions into entrepreneurship : summary of a workshop /$fCatherine Jay Didion, Rita S. Guenther, and Victoria Gunderson, rapporteurs ; National Research Council of the National Academies 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academies Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (64 p.) 300 $a"Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine, Policy and Global Affairs." 311 $a0-309-25609-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aEntrepreneurial Careers of Women -- Panel I: From Bench to Business: Career Paths for Ph.D.s -- Panel II: Aspects of Leadership in Biotechnology Careers -- Panel III: Education to Prepare for Entrepreneurial Careers -- Studies on Entrepreneurship -- Panel IV: Alternative Forms of Entrepreneurships in Sustainable Technologies: Intrapreneurship in Corporations and Government, Social Entrepreneurship, and Traditional Entrepreneurship -- Themes from the Workshop and Closing Remarks -- Appendix A: Workshop Agenda -- Appendix B Committee on Women in Science, Engineering and Medicine: Member Biographies -- Appendix C: Speakers Biographies -- Appendix D: Workshop Participants. 330 $a"Scientists, engineers, and medical professionals play a vital role in building the 21st- century science and technology enterprises that will create solutions and jobs critical to solving the large, complex, and interdisciplinary problems faced by society: problems in energy, sustainability, the environment, water, food, disease, and healthcare. As a growing percentage of the scientific and technological workforce, women need to participate fully not just in finding solutions to technical problems, but also in building the organizations responsible for the job creation that will bring these solutions to market and to bear on pressing issues. To accomplish this, it is important that more women in science and engineering become entrepreneurs in order to start new companies; create business units inside established organizations, mature companies, and the government; and/or function as social entrepreneurs focused on societal issues. Entrepreneurship represents a vital source of change in all facets of society, empowering individuals to seek opportunity where others see insurmountable problems. From Science to Business: Preparing Female Scientists and Engineers for Successful Transitions into Entrepreneurship is the summary of an August 2009 workshop that assesses the current status of women undertaking entrepreneurial activity in technical fields, to better understand the nature of the barriers they encounter, and to identify what it takes for women scientists and engineers to succeed as entrepreneurs. This report focuses on women's career transitions from academic science and engineering to entrepreneurship, with a goal of identifying knowledge gaps in women's skills as well as experiences crucial to future success in business and critical for achieving leadership positions in entrepreneurial organizations. From Science to Business makes the case that in addition to educating women scientists and engineers in rigorous problem solving, it is equally important to provide exposure and training to impart the skills that will enable more women to move from the role of expert to that of leader in dynamic new business enterprises. This book will be of interest to professionals in both academia and industry, graduate and post-graduate students, and organizations that advocate for a stronger economy."--Publisher's description. 606 $aWomen in science$zUnited States 606 $aWomen in engineering$zUnited States 615 0$aWomen in science 615 0$aWomen in engineering 701 $aDidion$b Catherine Jay$01536900 701 $aGuenther$b Rita S$0913241 701 $aGunderson$b Victoria$01536901 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bPolicy and Global Affairs. 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bCommittee on Women in Science and Engineering. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786371003321 996 $aFrom science to business$93785919 997 $aUNINA