R&D productivity and the organization of cluster policy: An empirical evaluation of the Industrial Cluster Project in Japan

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 117-144

  Nishimura, Junichi ^a   Okamuro, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a HITOTSUBASHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Industrial cluster; Patent; R D; Small and medium enterprise; University industry partnership

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952253030     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-009-9148-9     Document Type: Article

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