The role of academic technology transfer organizations in improving industry science links

Research Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 321-342

  Debackere, Koenraad ^a   Veugelers, Reinhilde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Economics of Science; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ECONOMICS OF SCIENCE; INCENTIVE; INDUSTRY SCIENCE LINKS (ISL); TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ORGANIZATION (TTO);

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 18144428742     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2004.12.003     Document Type: Article

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