Rigour, relevance and reward: Introducing the knowledge translation value-chain

British Journal of Management

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 420-431

  Thorpe, Richard ^a   Eden, Colin ^b   Bessant, John ^c   Ellwood, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84860396729     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2011.00760.x     Document Type: Article

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