Tracing the flows of knowledge transfer: Latent dimensions and determinants of university–industry interactions in peripheral innovation systems

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 113, Issue , 2016, Pages 266-279

  Fernández Esquinas, Manuel ^a   Pinto, Hugo ^b,c   Yruela, Manuel Pérez ^a   Pereira, Tiago Santos ^b  

^a Associated Unit to CSIC by IESA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Firms; Innovation; Knowledge transfer; Peripheral regions; University industry interactions

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; PUBLIC POLICY;

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS; EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION; FIRMS; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER MECHANISMS; PERIPHERAL REGIONS; TRAINING AND EDUCATION;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

BUSINESS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; INNOVATION; PERIPHERAL REGION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

ANDALUCIA; SPAIN;

EID: 84938630099     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2015.07.013     Document Type: Article

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