Organization, programme and structure: An analysis of the Chinese innovation policy framework

R and D Management

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Huang, Can ^a   Amorim, Celeste ^a   Spinoglio, Mark ^b   Gouveia, Borges ^a   Medina, Augusto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b SA Edifício 'Les Palaces' ^*  (Portugal)

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EID: 4544253906     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9310.2004.00347.x     Document Type: Review

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