NANOECONOMICS

Journal of Technology Transfer - Call for Papers

Through the manipulation of molecular-sized materials to create new products and process with novel features due to their nanoscale properties, nanotechnology promises to be a leading driver of future technology-based business and economic growth. Nanotechnology is already appearing in textiles, electronics, and other consumer and industrial products, and is expected to be increasingly used in medical, energy, and environmental applications. The US and Europe, along with many countries elsewhere, are investing billions of dollars annually in nanotechnology development. Yet, there are many challenges to be addressed as nanotechnology moves out of the lab into widespread use, including issues related to the companies and locations that will lead nanotechnology innovation, how potential risks can be addressed prior to commercialization, and how governance and policy for nanotechnology innovation should evolve.

 This special issue of the Journal of Technology Transfer (edited by Philip Shapira and Jan Youtie) will focus on the analysis and assessment of current strategies future trajectories for nanotechnology innovation and policy. We seek an interdisciplinary mix of contributions to this special issue, drawing upon a range of qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Topics of interest include analyses of linkages between public research and universities and nanotechnology commercialization; corporate entry into nanotechnology; geographical, organizational and sectoral patterns in nanotechnology innovation; the development of new nanotechnology start-ups; access to capital for nanotechnology innovation; incumbent corporate strategies for nanotechnology innovation; emergence of complex (second generation) nanotechnology products; influence of contrasting/emerging regulatory environments for nanotechnology innovation; global strategies of nanotechnology innovation, including emergence of global supply chains, roles of MNCs, and the development of “born global” nanotechnology companies; the take-up of nanotechnology by traditional industries; employment and labor market implications of nanotechnology innovation; relationships between market-oriented commercialization and public goals for nanotechnology innovation; and the development of regional, national and transnational policies to anticipate and govern nanotechnology innovation. Authors may proposed additional topics which relate to the theme of nanotechnology innovation and policy.

Paper submissions:

 Submitted papers should not exceed 7500 words, including references. For additional information on format and style, select “Instructions for Authors” at:

http://www.springer.com/business+&+management/journal/10961

 Manuscripts should be sent directly to the special issue editors (see below) and not to the online submission system.

All submissions will be peer reviewed, and the normal journal submission procedures apply, including confirmation that the work has not been published before, that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, and that submission is approved by all co-authors.

Deadlines:

Special Issue Editors:

Philip Shapira:   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Jan Youti:   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Journal of Technology Transfer:

The Journal of Technology Transfer (JTT) is widely recognized as one of the leading journals in the field of technology and innovation management and policy. JTT is published by Springer and is listed in the Thomson Reuters Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Journal Citation Reports (from 2009), Scopus, and Current Contents/Social and Behavioral Sciences.

Submissions are being solicited from papers presented at the Transatlantic Workshop on Nanotechnology Innovation and Policy (March 24-26, 2010, Atlanta, USA) and from other authors (who did not attended this workshop) who wish to be considered for this special issue.

Source: JTT - Call for papers: Nanotechnology Innovation and policy (pdf)