Sources of success in advanced materials innovation: The role of "core researchers" in university-industry collaboration in Japan

International Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 201-219

  Baba, Yasunori ^a   Yarime, Masaru ^b   Shichijo, Naohiro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Advanced materials; Core researchers; Innovation; Japan; University industry collaborations

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952271870     PISSN: 13639196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1363919610002611     Document Type: Article

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