What drives the emergence of entrepreneurial academics? A study on collaborative research partnerships in the UK

Research Evaluation

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 257-270

  D'Este, Pablo ^a,b   Fontana, Roberto ^c,d  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

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EID: 41449087542     PISSN: 09582029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/095820207X254448     Document Type: Conference Paper

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