Quality of interactions between public research organisations and firms: Lessons from Costa Rica

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 527-540

  Orozco, Jeffrey ^a   Ruiz, Keynor ^b  

^a Mercedes Norte ^*  (Costa Rica)

^b Mejías is at Apdo ^*  (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; RESEARCH; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

COSTA RICA;

EID: 77958052044     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/030234210X512034     Document Type: Article

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