How should firms evaluate success in university-industry alliances? A performance measurement system

R and D Management

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 202-216

  Perkmann, Markus ^a   Neely, Andy ^b   Walsh, Kathryn ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79951832420     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: 14679310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9310.2011.00637.x     Document Type: Article

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