Entrepreneurial universities and research ambidexterity: A multilevel analysis

Technovation

Volumn 54, Issue , 2016, Pages 7-21

  Chang, Yuan Chieh ^a   Yang, Phil Yihsing ^b   Martin, Ben R ^c   Chi, Hui Ru ^d   Tsai Lin, Tung Fei ^e  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAICHUNG UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^d ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL UNITED UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial universities; Multilevel analysis; Research ambidexterity

Indexed keywords

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SURVEYS;

ENTREPRENEURIAL UNIVERSITY; FACULTY MEMBERS; MULTI-LEVEL ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS;

EDUCATION;

EID: 84959928668     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2016.02.006     Document Type: Article

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