Table of Contents:
  • Includes bibliographical references and index
  • 1. In the know : the knowledge economy in the twenty-first century
  • 2. Knowledge is power
  • 3. Head knowledge : modern intellectual property rights
  • 4. Intellectual property rights : current developments
  • 5. Why buy knowledge?
  • 6. Planning to buy knowledge
  • 7. Knowledge transfer
  • 8. Working with consultants
  • 9. Working with contract research organizations
  • 10. Knowledge factories : buying knowledge from universities
  • Appendix 1. The outsourcing R & D toolkit
  • Appendix 2. Project memo
  • Appendix 3. Watch your service bills!