Universities' functions in knowledge transfer: A geographical perspective

Annals of Regional Science

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 621-643

  Fromhold Eisebith, Martina ^a   Werker, Claudia ^a,b  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

O30; O33; O38; R19

Indexed keywords

HIGHER EDUCATION; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; SOCIAL NETWORK; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

EID: 84888053580     PISSN: 05701864     EISSN: 14320592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00168-013-0559-z     Document Type: Article

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