Learning the 'New, New Thing': On the role of path dependency in university structures

Higher Education

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 315-339

  Krücken, Georg ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Commodification of knowledge; German university system; Industry and higher education; Institutional change of universities; Knowledge society; Organizational learning; Organizational path dependency; Technology transfer; University reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 18244426895     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025344413682     Document Type: Article

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