Factors affecting university-industry R and D projects: The importance of searching, screening and signalling

Research Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 309-323

  Fontana, Roberto ^a,d   Geuna, Aldo ^b   Matt, Mireille ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LOUIS PASTEUR   (France)

^d BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Openness; Public research organisations; University industry R D relationships

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

OPENNESS; PUBLIC RESEARCH ORGANISATIONS; UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY R & D RELATIONSHIPS;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33644527600     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2005.12.001     Document Type: Article

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