Defining and improving technology transfer business and management processes in university innovation centres

Technovation

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1418-1429

  McAdam, Rodney ^a   Keogh, William ^b,d   Galbraith, Brendan ^a   Laurie, Don ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Oyster International Venture Capital Plc   (United States)

^d Scottish Institute for Enterprise   (United Kingdom)

^e Scottish Institute for Enterprise ^*

Author keywords

Business processes; High technology small firms; Innovation; Innovation centres; University science parks

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS PROCESSES; HIGH TECHNOLOGY SMALL FIRMS; INNOVATION; INNOVATION CENTERS; UNIVERSITY SCIENCE PARKS;

BENCHMARKING; FINANCE; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; PROCESS CONTROL;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 26444574762     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2004.08.002     Document Type: Article

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