The knowledge-base evolution in biotechnology: A social network analysis

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 445-475

  Krafft, Jackie ^a   Quatraro, Francesco ^a,b   Saviotti, Pier Paolo ^a,c  

^a GREDEG CNRS   (France)

^b BRICK   (Italy)

^c INRA University Pierre Mendes France   (France)

Author keywords

Coherence; Exploration exploitation; Industry lifecycles; Knowledge base; Social network analysis; Variety

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149466373     PISSN: 10438599     EISSN: 14768364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10438599.2011.562355     Document Type: Article

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