When is a network a nexus for innovation? A study of public nanotechnology R&D projects in the Netherlands

Industrial Marketing Management

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 752-758

  Raesfeld, Ariane von ^a   Geurts, Peter ^a   Jansen, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Innovation performance; Nanotechnology; Partner diversity; Structural stability; University Industry cooperation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866001722     PISSN: 00198501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2012.06.009     Document Type: Article

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