Technological catch-up and the role of universities: South Korea’s innovation-based growth explained through the Corporate Helix model

Triple Helix

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Cho, Myung Hwan ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Corporate helix; Government; Industry; Innovation; South Korea; Technological catch up; Triple helix; University

Indexed keywords

EID: 85034625718     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21971927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40604-014-0002-1     Document Type: Article

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