New models for measuring the R&D performance and identifying the productivity of public research institutes

R and D Management

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 267-280

  Coccia, Mario ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

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EID: 2942674850     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9310.2004.00338.x     Document Type: Article

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