Strategic steering of research by new public management in german universities: A looming state-science conflict?

Research Evaluation

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 209-216

  Schmoch, Ulrich ^a   Schubert, Torben ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS AND INNOVATION RESEARCH ISI   (Germany)

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EID: 77957896450     PISSN: 09582029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/095820210X516551;     Document Type: Article

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