Services sector in the biotechnology firms of South America: A focus in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay

International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 357-373

  Niosi, Jorge ^a   Bas, Tomas Gabriel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD ADOLFO IBÁÑEZ   (Chile)

Author keywords

Argentina; Biotechnology; Brazil; Chile; Industry university linkages; Innovation systems and policies; International technology diffusion; Services; South America; Uruguay

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920460768     PISSN: 14794853     EISSN: 14794861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJLIC.2014.066678     Document Type: Article

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