Secrets of success and failure in commercializing US government R&D laboratory technologies: a structured case study approach

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 246-269

  Carayannis, Elias G ^a,c   Alexander, Jeffrey ^a,b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Washingon Core   (United States)

^c RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL LABORATORIES; REENGINEERING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

COMMERCIALIZATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 0032596752     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: None    
DOI: 10.1504/ijtm.1999.002767     Document Type: Article

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