Close enough but not too far: Assessing the effects of university-industry research relationships and the rise of academic capitalism

Research Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1854-1864

  Welsh, Rick ^a   Glenna, Leland ^b   Lacy, William ^c   Biscotti, Dina ^c  

^a CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural biotechnology; Intellectual property; Research; Technology transfer; Universities

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY; INDUSTRY PARTNERS; INDUSTRY RESEARCHES; PUBLIC GOODS; UNIVERSITIES; UNIVERSITY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES; WORKING RELATIONSHIPS;

INTERNET PROTOCOLS;

EID: 55549107474     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2008.07.010     Document Type: Article

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