Contradiction, convergence and the knowledge economy: The confluence of academic and commercial biotechnology

Socio-Economic Review

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 283-311

  Vallas, Steven Peter ^a   Kleinman, Daniel Lee ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Knowledge based economy; Organizational change; Science; University industry relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 42049093222     PISSN: 14751461     EISSN: 1475147X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ser/mwl035     Document Type: Article

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