Local context, academic entrepreneurship and open science: Publication secrecy and commercial activity among Japanese and US scientists

Research Policy

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 245-260

  Walsh, John P ^a   Huang, Hsini ^b  

^a HITOTSUBASHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic entrepreneurship; Japan; Open science; Patenting; Secrecy

Indexed keywords

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH;

ACADEMIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP; JAPAN; OPEN SCIENCE; PATENTING; SECRECY;

EDUCATION;

EID: 84891831561     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2013.10.003     Document Type: Article

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