The role of transnational corporations in the chinese science and technology network

Erdkunde

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-83

  Hennemann, Stefan ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

China; Collaboration networks; Network science; Public research; Transnational corporations

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TOPOLOGY; TRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATION;

CHINA;

EID: 79957455858     PISSN: 00140015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3112/erdkunde.2010.01.06     Document Type: Article

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