Exploiting the business opportunities in biotech connections: The power of social networks

Journal of Commercial Biotechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 245-257

  McCarthy, Ian P ^a   Pitt, Leyland ^a   Campbell, Colin ^a   van der Merwe, Rian ^a   Salehi Sangeri, Esmail ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOINFORMATICS; INFORMATION SCIENCE; INTERNET;

BIOTECH CONNECTIONS; BIOTECH FIRMS; SOCIAL NETWORK THEORY;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INTERNET; MARKETING; METHODOLOGY; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL NETWORK; SWEDEN; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 34848847834     PISSN: 14628732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jcb.3050063     Document Type: Article

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