How do dimensions of proximity relate to the outcomes of collaboration? A survey of knowledge-intensive networks in the Dutch water sector

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 689-716

  Heringa, Pieter W ^a,b,c   Horlings, Edwin ^a   van der Zouwen, Mariëlle ^b   van den Besselaar, Peter ^d   van Vierssen, Wim ^b,c  

^a Rathenau Institute KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

collaboration; innovation; knowledge transfer; proximity dimensions; the Netherlands

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907583134     PISSN: 10438599     EISSN: 14768364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10438599.2014.882139     Document Type: Article

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