A review of qualitative case methods trends and themes used in technology transfer research

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 923-956

  Cunningham, James A ^a   Menter, Matthias ^b   Young, Chris ^c  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Academic entrepreneurship; Case method; Case study; Cases; Commercialization; Data collection; Qualitative; Research methods; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; DATA ACQUISITION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ACADEMIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP; CASE METHOD; COMMERCIALIZATION; DATA COLLECTION; QUALITATIVE;

ENGINEERING RESEARCH;

EID: 84983469385     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-016-9491-6     Document Type: Article

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