Science parks and university-industry collaboration in Malaysia

Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 727-739

  Malairaja, Chandra ^a   Zawdie, Girma ^b  

^a Kementerian Sumber Asli dan Alam Sekitar   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competitiveness; Innovation; Malaysia; R D; Science park on park and off park firms; SMEs

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; SPILLOVER EFFECT; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 54949142561     PISSN: 09537325     EISSN: 14653990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537320802426432     Document Type: Article

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