Intermediation for technology diffusion and user innovation in a developing rural economy: a social learning perspective

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 26, Issue , 2014, Pages 645-662

  Theodorakopoulos, Nicholas ^a   Bennett, David ^b   Sánchez Preciado, Deycy Janeth ^c  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DEL CAUCA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

innofusion; regional development; rural industry; situated learning; technology transfer; university to industry intermediation

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; DOMESTICATION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INNOVATION; RURAL AREA; RURAL ECONOMY; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; ACADEMIC RESEARCH; FUTURE PROSPECT; POLICY MAKING; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT;

COLOMBIA;

EID: 84908451169     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: 14645114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985626.2014.971077     Document Type: Article

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