Building an innovation hub: A case study of the transformation of university roles in regional technological and economic development

Research Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1188-1204

  Youtie, Jan ^a   Shapira, Philip ^a,b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boundary spanning; Regional innovation; Tacit knowledge; Universities

Indexed keywords

COLLEGE BUILDINGS; ECONOMICS; FINANCE; INVESTMENTS; RESEARCH; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TECHNOLOGY;

CAPACITY BUILDING; CASE STUDIES; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS; GEORGIA (CO); GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (GIT); INNOVATION SYSTEMS; INNOVATION-DRIVEN ECONOMY; ORGANIZATIONAL FORMS; TECHNOLOGY-BASED; UNITED STATES; VENTURE CAPITAL (VC);

INNOVATION;

EID: 48749093167     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2008.04.012     Document Type: Article

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