How knowledge brokers emerge and evolve: The role of actors' behaviour

Research Policy

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 683-695

  Boari, Cristina ^a   Riboldazzi, Federico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Creative industries; Innovation; Knowledge broker; Networks

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING; INNOVATION; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS);

CREATIVE INDUSTRIES; EXPLORATORY STUDIES; INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE; KNOWLEDGE BROKERS; MANAGEMENT TEAM; PUBLISHING HOUSE; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; TRANSCODING;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84897593195     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2014.01.007     Document Type: Article

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