Institutional strategies for capturing socio-economic impact of academic research

Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 499-510

  Scoble, Rosa ^a   Dickson, Keith ^a   Hanney, Steve ^a   Rodgers, G J ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Research assessment; Research capital; Research strategy; Socio economic impact

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958588573     PISSN: 1360080X     EISSN: 14699508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1360080X.2010.511122     Document Type: Article

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