Do specific forms of university-industry knowledge transfer have different impacts on the performance of private enterprises? An empirical analysis based on Swiss firm data

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 504-533

  Arvanitis, Spyros ^a   Sydow, Nora ^a   Woerter, Martin ^a  

^a KOF SWISS ECONOMIC INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Innovation activities; Knowledge and technology transfer; R D activities

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES; INNOVATION ACTIVITY; INNOVATION INDICATORS; INNOVATION PERFORMANCE; KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE; UNIVERSITY INDUSTRIES;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 48449103276     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-007-9061-z     Document Type: Article

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