TY  - JOUR
AB  - This study analyzes the goals, nanotechnology experience, corporate social responsibility and products of 50 USA-based companies working with nanotechnology to see if they are developing products that help low-income populations. Out of the top 50 R&D companies that publish and patent nanotechnology research in agri-food, energy and water sectors, 18 of them do not mention nanotechnology on their websites. The other 32 companies discuss nanotechnology in varying degrees. However, only two of the companies relate their nanotechnology R&D to poverty alleviation. Even though few companies refer to poverty alleviation, 30 firms of the sample have some type of corporate social responsibility programs. From the study, we cannot definitively conclude that nanotechnology is a technology only for wealthy consumers, but we do find that the companies analyzed do not give much attention to pro-poor nanotechnology.
AU  - Woodson, Thomas
AU  - Do, Duy
DA  - 2015
LA  - eng
IS  - Journal of Business Chemistry
M2  - 3
N1  - Section "Research Paper"
PY  - 2015
SP  - 3-15
T2  - Journal of Business Chemistry
TI  - Nanotechnology companies in the United States: a web-based content analysis of companies and products for poverty alleviation
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-70349491415
Y2  - 2024-11-21T21:30:56
ER  -