Twenty-five years of science-industry collaboration: The emergence and evolution of policy-driven research networks across Europe

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 873-895

  Protogerou, Aimilia ^a   Caloghirou, Yannis ^a   Siokas, Evangelos ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Collaborative research networks; European Union Framework Programmes; Research joint ventures; Social network analysis

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATIVE NETWORK; COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH; EUROPEAN RESEARCH AREA; EUROPEAN UNION; KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH JOINT VENTURES;

PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84886727873     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-012-9278-3     Document Type: Article

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