Proximity and the Transfer of Academic Knowledge: Evidence from the Spatial Pattern of Industry Collaborations of East German Professors;La proximité et le transfert de la connaissance théorique: des preuves provenant de la distribution géographique des collaborations industrielles des professeurs de l'est de l'Allemagne

Regional Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 686-702

  Slavtchev, Viktor ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Knowledge transfer; Proximity; Research and development cooperation; University industry linkages

Indexed keywords

APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; LOCAL ECONOMY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

GERMANY;

EID: 84927802593     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2010.487058     Document Type: Article

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