This work assesses the ethical issues arising from the proliferation of university-business partnerships. It asks whether partnerships are consistent with the values of higher education, and examines the procedure for protecting university values.

Chapter 1 Preface Part 2 A History of the Development of University-Business Partnerships, 1920-1980 Chapter 3 Government Assistance for University-Business Partnerships Chapter 4 The Role of Private Business in the Development of University-Business Partnerships Chapter 5 The Government University-Industry Roundtable Chapter 6 International Comparisons Part 7 The Evaluation of University-Business Partnerships: Advantages of University-Business Partnerships Chapter 8 Problems: Publication Delay, Secrecy, and the Withholding of Products Chapter 9 Economic Risks Chapter 10 Conflict of Interest Problems Chapter 11 The Clash Between Academic Values and Business Values Chapter 12 Issues of Distributive Justice Part 13 Concluding Thoughts on University-Business Partnerships Chapter 14 Bibliography Chapter 15 Readings: Contending Evaluations Chapter 16 Historical Documents Chapter 17 Conflict of Interest

An excellent introduction to the issues—political, legal, social, and ethical—associated with this important phenomenon in contemporary academic life. . . . The book is quite even-handed. . . . An excellent study, clearly useful as a textbook or textbook supplement.