Intra- and inter-regional research collaboration across organizational boundaries: Evolving patterns in China

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 96, Issue , 2015, Pages 215-231

  Sun, Yutao ^a   Cao, Cong ^b  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Inter organization; Patent; Regional innovation system; Research collaboration

Indexed keywords

REGIONAL PLANNING;

CHINA; INTER-ORGANIZATION; PATENT; REGIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS; RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

CORRELATION; INNOVATION; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

CHINA;

EID: 84941280813     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2015.03.013     Document Type: Article

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