Publications
Publications
- November 2005 (Revised May 2007)
- HBS Case Collection
HP Nanotech: Partnership with CNSI
Abstract
Stan Williams, leading nanotech researcher at Hewlett Packard Laboratories, must decide whether to renew the firm's sponsorship of California NanoSystems Institute, spend the funds on internal R&D, or fund foreign universities. Illustrates the challenge of managing firm-university collaborations and develops implications for national competitiveness.
Keywords
Information Technology; Partners and Partnerships; Investment; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Business and Community Relations; Financial Strategy; Technology Industry; California
Citation
Fleming, Lee, Marie Thursby, and James Quinn. "HP Nanotech: Partnership with CNSI." Harvard Business School Case 606-045, November 2005. (Revised May 2007.)