Value creation in university-firm research collaborations: A matching approach

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 644-665

  Mindruta, Denisa ^a  

^a HEC PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

complementarity; endogeneity; matching; university industry alliances; value creation

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARITY; ENDOGENEITY; MATCHING; UNIVERSITY INDUSTRIES; VALUE CREATION;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84876339789     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.2036     Document Type: Article

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