The Business Growth Benefits of Higher Education

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Introduction and Overview....Pages 1-4
Front Matter....Pages 5-5
Britain 1850s: Exporting the Idea of a University to Empire....Pages 7-14
Sino-Foreign Business Partnerships and Higher Education....Pages 15-27
International Business Engagement via Executive Training: A Case Study of the Chevening Young Leaders’ Programme for China....Pages 28-48
Front Matter....Pages 49-49
Business and Higher Education....Pages 51-61
Innovation and Commercialisation in Global Science....Pages 62-75
Universities and Business: the Moment of Opportunity and the Arrow of Research....Pages 76-87
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
The Crucial Role of Universities in Promoting Radical Innovation....Pages 91-108
IP Commercialisation: Can Do Better — A University of Nottingham Experiment in the Food and Drink Sector....Pages 109-123
Front Matter....Pages 125-125
Creating the Future....Pages 127-135
Partnerships with a Purpose: Creating Cultural and Commercial Value in the UK Film Sector....Pages 136-148
A Review of Corporate Philanthropy in UK Higher Education: The University of Nottingham Perspective....Pages 149-168
Back Matter....Pages 169-175