Global R and D alliances in China: Collaborations with universities and research institutes

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 78-87

  Li, Jiatao ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Multinational corporations (MNCs); R D; University industry collaboration

Indexed keywords

EMERGING ECONOMIES; FOREIGN INVESTORS; HOST COUNTRIES; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION MODELS; MULTI-NATIONAL CORPORATIONS; POLICY MAKING; RESEARCH INSTITUTES; RESEARCH OBJECTIVES; UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COLLABORATION;

ECONOMICS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

RESEARCH;

EID: 76349099805     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2009.2028324     Document Type: Article

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