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Title: A Live Video-Conferencing Lecture on "Overview of the Current State of Knowledge about Technology Entrepreneurship"
Speaker: Dr. Scott Shane
Professor of Economics,
Case Western Reserve University
Date: 10 June 2003 (Tuesday)
Time: 7.00pm to 8:30pm
Venue: Engineering LT 2, Block E2, NUS Engineering Faculty http://www.nus.edu.sg/campusmap (Click on section C2 of the map)
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          Abstract of Dr. Scott Shane presentation:

          This presentation will summarize the general understanding of academics about high technology entrepreneurship. It will explain what we know about the existence and identification of opportunities; identifying customer needs for new technology; the evolution of markets; patterns of technical change; incumbent failure and new firm entry; innovation in large and small firms; protecting intellectual property; appropriating the returns to innovation; technical standards and increasing returns; financing new ventures and managing risk and uncertainty.

          Brief Biography of Dr. Scott Shane:
          Dr. Scott Shane is Professor of Economics, Case Western Reserve University. Prior to joining Case Western Reserve University, Dr. Shane was a Professor of Entrepreneurship and chair of the Department of Entrepreneurship at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. He currently serves as editor of the Research and Development, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Division of Management Science. His research examines how entrepreneurs discover and evaluate opportunities, assemble resources and design organizations. He has also taught in executive education programs in Norway, Poland, New Zealand and the United States. Dr. Shane earned his Ph.D at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to joining University of Maryland, he taught at the Sloan School of Management at MIT. His more than 40 articles on enterpreneurship and innovation management have been published in leading academic journals such as Management Science, Organization Science, Strategic Management Journal and Journal of Business Venturing. Dr. Shane's research has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Inc. and Entrepreneur Magazine. He is currently holding a visiting professorship appointment at the NUS Entrepreneurship Centre.



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