Is the commercialisation of scientific research affecting the production of public knowledge? Global trends in the output of corporate research articles

Research Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 709-733

  Tijssen, Robert J W ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bio pharmaceuticals; Corporate research; Knowledge protection and dissemination; Research partnerships; Semiconductors

Indexed keywords

DRUG PRODUCTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INVESTMENTS; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; PRODUCTIVITY; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

BIO-PHARMACEUTICALS; CORPORATE RESEARCH; KNLOWLEDGE PROTECTION AND DISSEMINATION; RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 2942693780     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2003.11.002     Document Type: Article

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