Determinants of industry-academy linkages and, their impact on firm performance: The case of Korea as a latecomer in knowledge industrialization

Research Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 625-639

  Eom, Boo Young ^a   Lee, Keun ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Intellectual Property   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Knowledge industrialization, Technological innovation, NIS, Korea; University industry linkage (UIL)

Indexed keywords

ENDOGENEITY; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; FIRM PERFORMANCE; GOVERNMENT POLICY; INNOVATIVE FIRMS; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS; NEW PRODUCT INNOVATIONS; RESEARCH INSTITUTES; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SURVEY DATA; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION; UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY LINKAGES; VOLUME OF SALES;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; PRODUCTIVITY; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

INNOVATION;

EID: 77951295402     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2010.01.015     Document Type: Article

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