How knowledge links with universities may foster innovation: The case of a science park

Technovation

Volumn 50-51, Issue , 2016, Pages 41-52

  Díez Vial, Isabel ^a,b   Montoro Sánchez, Ángeles ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Ciudad Universitaria   (Spain)

Author keywords

Academic spin off; Innovation; Knowledge; Networks; Potential absorptive capacity; Science park

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY; INFORMAL INTERACTIONS; KNOWLEDGE; LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS; SCIENCE PARK; SPIN OFF; TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE; TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE FLOWS;

EDUCATION;

EID: 84962924907     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2015.09.001     Document Type: Article

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