Organizational Factors that Influence University-Based Researchers' Engagement in Knowledge Transfer Activities

Science Communication

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 246-259

  Jacobson, Nora ^a   Butterill, Dale ^a,b   Goering, Paula ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Knowledge production; Knowledge transfer; Organizational policy and practice; University

Indexed keywords

EID: 1342303833     PISSN: 10755470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1075547003262038     Document Type: Review

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