Gaining from interactions with universities: Multiple methods for nurturing absorptive capacity

Research Policy

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 30-40

  Bishop, Kate ^a   D'Este, Pablo ^b   Neely, Andy ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b INGENIO CSIC UPV Technical University of Valencia   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absorptive capacity; Benefits; Exploitation; Exploration; University industry interactions

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY; BENEFITS; EXPLOITATION; EXPLORATION; UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY INTERACTION;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 78650705535     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2010.09.009     Document Type: Article

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