Social foundations of regional innovation and the role of university spin-offs: The case of Canada's Technology Triangle

Industry and Innovation

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 461-486

  Bathelt, Harald ^a   Kogler, Dieter F ^b   Munro, Andrew K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada's Technology Triangle (CTT); Regional innovation; Regional networks; Technology transfer; University spin offs

Indexed keywords

HIGHER EDUCATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; METROPOLITAN AREA; REGIONAL PLANNING; SPILLOVER EFFECT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

CANADA;

EID: 79960357907     PISSN: 13662716     EISSN: 14698390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13662716.2011.583462     Document Type: Article

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