Managing university technology development using organizational control theory

Research Policy

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 842-852

  Johnson, William H A ^a  

^a Department of Management Information Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Commercialization; Innovation policy; Organizational control; University industry technology transfer

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIALIZATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; EMPIRICAL LITERATURE; INNOVATION POLICIES; ORGANIZATIONAL CONTROL; TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT; UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

CONTROL THEORY; INNOVATION; RESEARCH; SYSTEM THEORY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 79957681755     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2011.04.001     Document Type: Article

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