Research intensity and knowledge transfer activity in UK universities

Research Policy

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 262-275

  Hewitt Dundas, Nola ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Innovation policy; Knowledge transfer; Research intensive universities; University industry

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC BENEFITS; INNOVATION POLICIES; INNOVATION PROCESS; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER; POLICY APPROACH; RESEARCH PERFORMANCE; RESEARCH QUALITY; SCALE AND SCOPE; SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OFFICES; UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY;

EDUCATION; RESEARCH; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84855960227     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2011.10.010     Document Type: Article

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