A national systems view of university entrepreneurialism: Inferences from comparison of the German and US experience

Research Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 268-280

  Lehrer, Mark ^a   Nell, Phillip ^b   Gärber, Lisa ^b  

^a SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial university; German university system; National systems of innovation; R D reform; US university system

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; INNOVATION; SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL;

BIDDING SYSTEMS; COST CONTAINMENTS; ECONOMIES OF SCOPES; ENTREPRENEURIAL UNIVERSITY; ENTREPRENEURIALISM; GERMAN UNIVERSITY SYSTEM; LONG-TERM EVOLUTIONS; NATIONAL LEVELS; NATIONAL SYSTEMS OF INNOVATION; NEW INDUSTRIES; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATIONS; POLITICAL PRESSURES; SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES; SYSTEMS VIEWS; US UNIVERSITY SYSTEM;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 59849125573     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2008.11.007     Document Type: Article

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