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An Oasis of Knowledge: the Early History of Gateway University Research Park

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  • Eric S. Howard

    (Guilford Technical Community College)

  • Albert N. Link

    (University of North Carolina)

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In this paper, we chronicle the early history of the development of the Gateway University Research Park at the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. We document the institutional efforts of faculty, administrators, and public leaders who moved the Gateway idea from seed to harvest to provide guideposts for other institutions to possibly follow that are contemplating establishing a research park. Our summary emphasizes the concept of cooperation not only because it is a cornerstone of the successful development of Gateway, but also because it might be a key element to which others relate.

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  • Eric S. Howard & Albert N. Link, 2019. "An Oasis of Knowledge: the Early History of Gateway University Research Park," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 10(3), pages 1037-1063, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:jknowl:v:10:y:2019:i:3:d:10.1007_s13132-017-0513-x
    DOI: 10.1007/s13132-017-0513-x
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    Keywords

    Project and program management; Knowledge economy; Research parks; Entrepreneurship; Innovation;
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    JEL classification:

    • O22 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Project Analysis
    • L32 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise - - - Public Enterprises; Public-Private Enterprises
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
    • R50 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - General

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