The social value of new technology / edited by Albert N. Link and John T. Scott.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- The theory and practice of public-sector R&D economic impact analysis -- An economic evaluation of the Baldrige National Quality Program -- On the social value of quality: an economic evaluation of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program -- The impact of public investment in medical imaging technology: an interagency collaboration in evaluation -- Public/private partnerships: stimulating competition in a dynamic market -- Financing and leveraging public/private partnerships: the hurdle-lowering auction -- An assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research program in New England: Fast Track compared with non-Fast Track projects -- An assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Fast Track program in southeastern states -- Cost-benefit analysis for global public-private partnerships: an evaluation of the desirability of intergovernmental organizations entering into public-private partnerships -- Evaluating public sector R&D programs: the Advanced Technology Program's investment in wavelength references for optical fiber communications -- Intelligent machine technology and productivity growth -- Public gains from entrepreneurial research: inferences about the economic value of public support of the Small Business Innovation Research program -- Public/private technology partnerships: evaluating SBIR-supported research.

"New technologies, with their practical contributions, provide social value. The chapters in this volume view this social value from a program evaluation perspective, and the focus of the evaluations is the generation of new technology funded by public sector agencies. The authors provide important background on methodology and application and show that it is relevant not only to the established scholars and practitioners, but also to students."--Publisher's website.