Impacts of collaboration and network indicators on patent quality: The case of Canadian nanotechnology innovation

European Management Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 362-376

  Beaudry, Catherine ^a,b   Schiffauerova, Andrea ^c  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Center for Interuniversity Research on Science and Technology (CIRST)   (Canada)

^c University of Concordia   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Collaboration; Innovation; Knowledge networks; Nanotechnology; Patent quality; Social network analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053052300     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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