South African Strategies for the Promotion of Research and Technology Innovation: Towards Effective Collaboration and New Business Development

Industry and Higher Education

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-24

  van der Walt, Tjaart ^a   Blankley, William ^b  

^a Deputy General Manager of The Business Bank   (South Africa)

^b Senior Science and Technology Policy Analyst with the Foundation for Research Development   (South Africa)

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EID: 0005831025     PISSN: 09504222     EISSN: 20436858     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095042229901300103     Document Type: Article

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