DAT: Human Capital and Career Mobility in Science and Engineering-Intensive Start-ups: An Open Access Initial Public Offerings Database

本项目将现有的1996-2008年首次公开发行股票的企业的全部高层管理团队和董事会的教育和就业历史数据库扩展到1988-1996年。最终的数据库将包括超过3,500家新上市的公司和35,000名经理和董事，为这些人提供职业道路信息。这些人是将科学和工程研究投资转化为经济效益的中心渠道。通过这种方式，该项目实现了科学学和创新政策的主要目标之一，即评估和跟踪研发投资的有形但难以衡量的回报。智力优势：该数据库允许探索有关创新和创业精神的许多调查领域。 直接的研究探讨了以下主题：首先，由于数据来自官方传记，因此可以分析移民的国籍和在高科技创业公司中的职位。 这是一个强有力的贡献，因为早期的研究只研究了印度和中国移民，这些数据允许识别移民，并提供了一个严格的定义，而不是基于姓氏的推断。 这种方法可以进行更科学有效的分析。 第二，教育背景使人们能够识别出对特定高科技产业做出过度贡献的特定大学和部门。 这可以用来确定关键的机构和方案，可能提供更广泛采用的模板。第三，新的数据可以用来研究这些最成功的高科技公司在多大程度上位于区域集群。 更广泛的影响。建立一个关于参与首次公开募股的个人的综合数据库具有变革的潜力。在过去的二十年里，美国经济成功的关键是基于S E的创业精神。该数据库的分析有助于学术研究的关键人力资本，并作为重要的是，允许优化的S E政策，旨在鼓励小企业投资和创业。 该数据库提供给所有感兴趣的研究人员，包括商学院学者，经济学家，地理学家和社会学家。基于这个数据库的研究应该扩大我们对美国经济中许多最成功公司的负责人的理解。

This project extends an existing database (1996-2008) of the educational and employment histories of the entire top management team and board of directors for firms making initial public stock offering to the period from 1988-1996. The ultimate database will include more that 3,500 newly public firms and 35,000 managers and directors providing career path information for these individuals. These individuals are a central channel by which investments in science and engineering (S&E) research are transformed into economic benefits. In this way, the project addresses one of the primary goals of the Science of Science and Innovation Policy, that of evaluating and tracking the tangible but difficult to measure returns from investments in R&D. Intellectual Merit: The database permits exploration of many areas of inquiry regarding innovation and entrepreneurship. The immediate research examines the following topics: First, because the data is drawn from official biographies, it is possible to analyze the national origin and positions immigrants occupy in high-technology startups. This is a powerful contribution, because earlier research has only studied Indian and Chinese immigrants, the data allows the identification of immigrants and provides a rigorous definition rather than one based on extrapolation from surnames. This approach allows a more scientifically valid analysis. Second, the educational background allows the identification of particular universities and departments making inordinate contributions to specific high-technology industries. This can be used to identify key institutions and programs that might provide templates for wider adoption. Third, the new data can be used to examine the degree to which these most successful high-technology firms are located in regional clusters. Broader Impacts. The creation of a comprehensive database of the individuals involved in initial public offerings has transformative potential. The key to the success of the U.S. economy during the last two decades has been S&E-based entrepreneurship. The analysis of this database contributes to academic studies of key human capital, and, as importantly, permits the optimization of S&E policy meant to encourage small business investment and entrepreneurship. The database is made available to all interested researchers, including business school scholars, economists, geographers, and sociologists. Research based on this database should expand our understanding of the individuals responsible for many of the most successful firms in the U.S. economy.