Innovation and value creation in university-industry research centres in the canadian forest products industry

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1884-1895

  van Horne, Constance ^a   Poulin, Diane ^b   Frayret, Jean Marc ^c  

^a ZAYED UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c INTERUNIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTRE ON ENTERPRISE NETWORKS   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; CANADIAN FOREST PRODUCTS INDUSTRY; FOREST-PRODUCTS INDUSTRY; INDUSTRY BASED; KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; MAIN GROUP; MANAGEMENT RESEARCH; POLICY MAKERS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS; RESEARCH CENTRES; TOOLS AND METHODS; TRANSFER PROCESS; UNIVERSITY RESEARCH; VALUE CREATION;

FORESTRY; INDUSTRY; SAWMILLS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; FOREST RESOURCE; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; POLICY MAKING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH INSTITUTION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; TIMBER INDUSTRY; UNIVERSITY SECTOR; VALUATION;

FOREST PRODUCTS; FORESTRY; SAW MILLS;

CANADA;

EID: 84870208816     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x2012-136     Document Type: Article

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