Making innovative use of academic knowledge to enhance corporate technology innovation impact

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 131-157

  Harryson, Sigvald ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Kliknaité, Sandra ^a   Dudkowski, Rafal ^a,c  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Lund School of Economics   (Sweden)

^c Baltic Business School   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Exploration and exploitation; High tech innovation; Industry University (I U) collaboration; Networking; Weak and strong ties

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INNOVATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION;

HIGH TECH INNOVATION; INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY (I/U) COLLABORATION; NETWORKING; WEAK AND STRONG TIES;

KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING;

EID: 34547444663     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2007.013504     Document Type: Article

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