Intermediation and the role of intermediaries in innovation

Research Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 715-728

  Howells, Jeremy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Innovation; Intermediaries; Intermediation; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

CONTEXT FREE LANGUAGES; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; TYPESETTING;

INNOVATION; INTERMEDIARIES; INTERMEDIATION;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

EID: 33747146405     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2006.03.005     Document Type: Article

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