Academic scientists and knowledge commercialization: Self-determination and diverse motivations

Incentives and Performance: Governance of Research Organizations

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 173-187

  Lam, Alice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84944578248     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-09785-5_11     Document Type: Chapter

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