The role of Universities in strengthening local capabilities for innovation - A comparative case study

Higher Education Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 483-503

  Westnes, Petter ^a   Hatakenaka, Sachi ^b   Gjelsvik, Martin ^a   Lester, Richard K ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

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EID: 70449729608     PISSN: 09528733     EISSN: 17403863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/hep.2009.14     Document Type: Article

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