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<em>Beyond Spinoff: Military and Commercial Technologies in a Changing World</em>

Beyond Spinoff: Military and Commercial Technologies in a Changing World

Book, Harvard Business School Press

April 1992

Authors: Dr. Ashton B. Carter, Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project (on leave), Harvard & Stanford Universities, Lewis M. Branscomb, Director Emeritus of the Science, Technology and Public Policy Program; Professor Emeritus of Public Policy and Corporate Management, John A. Alic, Gerald Epstein

Belfer Center Programs or Projects: International Security; Science, Technology, and Public Policy

 

OVERVIEW

In a rapidly changing world, there needs to be a critical reappraisal of traditional military/industry relationships. This book, packed with data, industry-specific case studies, and sophisticated analysis, is such an appraisal. It will be required reading for technology managers and policymakers in industry and government, as well as those concerned with technological and economic competitiveness.

 

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For Academic Citation:

Alic, John A., Lewis M. Branscomb, Harvey Brooks, Ashton B. Carter, and Gerald Epstein. Beyond Spinoff: Military and Commercial Technologies in a Changing World. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, April 1992.

Document Length: 400 pp.

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