Assessing changes in university knowledge transfer capability to support innovation: A knowledge intensive business service perspective

Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages 73-81

  Sparrow, John ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capability; Change; Innovation support; Knowledge intensive business service (KIBS); Measurement; University knowledge transfer

Indexed keywords

CAPABILITY; CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT; CHANGE; INNOVATION PROCESS; KNOWLEDGE INTENSIVE BUSINESS SERVICES; REGIONAL INNOVATION; SERVICE INNOVATION; UNIVERSITY KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER;

INNOVATION; MEASUREMENTS; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; REGIONAL PLANNING;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84879256411     PISSN: 21903018     EISSN: 21903026     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-20508-8_7     Document Type: Article

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