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OverviewThroughout his career as an industrialist, educator, visionary supporter of new technologies, advocate for worldwide economic development, and philanthropist, George Kozmetsky promoted constructive interactions among the worlds of academia, government, and private-sector business. He personified these interactions as a founder of Teledyne, a dean of the business school at the University of Texas at Austin, an academic researcher at the university’s IC2 Institute, a promoter of new technologies, and a consultant to entrepreneurs and government agencies. In this comprehensive biography, Monty Jones details all aspects of Kozmetsky’s life, from his childhood as the son of Russian immigrants, to his service in World War II, to his accomplishments in technology, education, and business. While Kozmetsky is most widely known for taking early steps to propel the business school at the University of Texas at Austin toward its current position as an internationally prominent institution and for playing a central role in the economic transformation of Austin from a sleepy college town to its present-day status as a center of high-technology research, development, and manufacturing, Jones also details Kozmetsky’s technology career, influence, and philosophy. Kozmetsky embodied the concept of “civic entrepreneurship,” which involves a merging of business acumen, a deep commitment to social responsibility, and visionary leadership for a community’s economic development. Inherent in Kozmetsky’s role as a civic entrepreneur was the broadest possible definition of “community,” beginning with one’s city and region but growing outward to encompass the globe. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Monty JonesPublisher: Briscoe Center for American History Imprint: Briscoe Center for American History Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 4.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 1.021kg ISBN: 9780999731802ISBN 10: 0999731807 Pages: 550 Publication Date: 09 July 2018 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationMonty Jones is a former public affairs official at UT Austin and the UT System and a former reporter on higher education at the Austin American-Statesman. He is the coauthor, with William H. Cunningham, of The Texas Way: Money, Power, Politics, and Ambition at the University, published by the Briscoe Center. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |