Mind the gap and bridge the gap: Research excellence and diffusion of academic knowledge in Sweden

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 481-492

  Wigren Kristoferson, Caroline ^a   Gabrielsson, Jonas ^a   Kitagawa, Fumi ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; COMMERCIALIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH WORK; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

SWEDEN;

EID: 80755159139     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/030234211X12960315267859     Document Type: Article

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