University knowledge, open innovation and technological capital in Spanish science parks: Research revealing or technology selling?

Journal of Intellectual Capital

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 479-496

  Villasalero, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Intellectual capital; Knowledge spillovers; Knowledge transfer; Licensing income; Patents; Tacit knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 84914118631     PISSN: 14691930     EISSN: 17587468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JIC-07-2014-0083     Document Type: Article

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