Research collaboration and R&D outsourcing: Different R&D personnel requirements in SMEs

Technovation

Volumn 33, Issue 4-5, 2013, Pages 142-153

  Teirlinck, Peter ^a   Spithoven, André ^b  

^a HOGESCHOOL UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b Belgian Science Policy Office   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Firm size; R D expert; R D outsourcing; R D training; Research collaboration; Research manager; SME

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EXTERNAL KNOWLEDGE; FIRM SIZE; RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS; RESEARCH COOPERATION; RESEARCH MANAGER; SME;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRY; MANAGERS; OUTSOURCING; RESEARCH;

PERSONNEL TRAINING;

EID: 84875700640     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2012.11.005     Document Type: Article

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