Learning by firms: The black box of South Africa's innovation system

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-45

  Lorentzen, Jo ^a  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; POLICY MAKING; POST-APARTHEID; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 67649354446     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/030234209X403262     Document Type: Article

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