The employment of PhDs in firms: Trajectories, mobility and innovation

Research Evaluation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-69

  Cruz Castro, Laura ^a   Sanz Menéndez, Luis ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

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EID: 28744432683     PISSN: 09582029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/147154405781776292     Document Type: Conference Paper

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