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Main Title An assessment of the SBIR program at the National Science Foundation /
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Wessner, Charles W.
Publisher National Academies Press,
Year Published 2008
OCLC Number 170922463
ISBN 9780309104876; 0309104874
Subjects Small business--Technological innovations--Research--United States--Congresses ; Evaluation
Additional Subjects National Science Foundation (US)--Small Business Innovation Research Program--Evaluation--Congresses
Internet Access
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http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record%5Fid=11929#toc
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=nap11929
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ELBM  HD2346.U5A874 2008 AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 01/31/2022
Collation xix, 346 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-346).
Contents Notes
Introduction -- Findings and recommendations -- Scope and methodology -- Overview of the NSF SBIR program -- Commercialization -- Support to agency mission and the small business -- Contributions to knowledge -- Program management. The study sought to understand operational challenges and to measure program effectiveness, including the quality of the research projects being conducted under the SBIR program, the challenges and achievements in commercialization of the research, and the program's contribution to accomplishing agency missions.