Selecting the right channel for knowledge transfer between industry and science

European Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 492-511

  van Gils, Maarten ^a   Vissers, Geert ^a   de Wit, Jan ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Europe; Innovation; Knowledge transfer; Research and development

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350624626     PISSN: 14601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14601060910996936     Document Type: Article

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