The management of industry-university joint research projects: How do partners coordinate and control R&D activities?

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 69-92

  Morandi, Valentina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Product innovation; R D cooperation; Strategic alliance; University industry link

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH; COORDINATION AND CONTROL; FIELD EXPERIMENTATION; KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; PRODUCT INNOVATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; STRATEGIC ALLIANCE; UNIVERSITY INDUSTRIES;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84875081158     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-011-9228-5     Document Type: Article

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