Collaborative Research in the United States

This book offers a critical and retrospective description of collaborative research activity in the United States in an effort to provide a prospective framework for policymakers to evaluate future policy initiatives to encourage such strategic behavior.

Albert N. Link is the Virginia Batte Phillips Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA

1. Introduction 2. The U.S. Collaborative Research Environment 3. Sources of Data on U.S. Collaborative Research 4. Characteristics of Collaborating Partners 5. Demographics of Research Collaborators 6. Motivations for Forming the RJV 7. Performance of Research Collaborations 8. A Framework for Future Policy Initiatives