What role should the academic anchor to the development of high-tech region? Based on an analysis of historical data and archival documents, this article examines the question, looking at the relationship between Stanford University and Silicon Valley, the quintessence of high-tech business in the region. During an important formative years of the valley (1945-1965), Stanford had four major local business community outreach programs. In any case, the default mode of Stanford Industrial outreach to request satellite activities established firms based in another location (eg, Lockheed), while its support for local businesses (and startups) was ancillary at best. For those who are trying to create a high-tech area in other places, the lesson can not try the modern university-industry relations in Silicon Valley and the central role of entrepreneurship. Years of the valley offer a variety of models for academic contributions to the development of high-tech anchor region. "Hide
by Steven Adams Source: California Management Review 24 pages. Publication Date: November 1, 2005. Prod. #: CMR323-PDF-ENG
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