The contribution of academic-industry interaction to product innovation: The case of New York State's medical devices sector

Papers in Regional Science

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 121-129

  MacPherson, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic linkages; Industrial innovation; Knowledge spillovers

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; HEALTH AND DISEASE; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; INNOVATION;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 4344716559     PISSN: 10568190     EISSN: 14355957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101100100087     Document Type: Review

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