Information-sharing in academia and the industry: A comparative study

Research Policy

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 105-122

  Haeussler, Carolin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bio sciences; Information sharing; IP protection mechanisms; Open science; Reciprocity; Social capital

Indexed keywords

BIO-SCIENCES; INFORMATION-SHARING; IP PROTECTION; OPEN SCIENCE; RECIPROCITY; SOCIAL CAPITALS;

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION;

EID: 78650700016     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2010.08.007     Document Type: Article

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