Technology sourcing: Are biotechnology firms different? An exploratory study of the Spanish case

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 304-317

  Holl, Adelheid ^a   Rama, Ruth ^b  

^a The Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Domestic networks; Foreign networks; Open innovation; R D collaboration; Technology sourcing

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

SPAIN;

EID: 84871421743     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scipol/scs007     Document Type: Article

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