For money or glory? Commercialization, competition, and secrecy in the entrepreneurial university

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 145-171

  Hong, Wei ^a   Walsh, John P ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 58149484662     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: 15338525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2008.01136.x     Document Type: Article

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