Universities and open innovation: the determinants of network centrality

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2020, Pages 718-757

  Huggins, Robert ^a   Prokop, Daniel ^a   Thompson, Piers ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Network centrality; Open innovation; Regions; Universities; University industry links

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; POTASSIUM ALLOYS;

INDUSTRY NETWORKS; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION; KNOWLEDGE BASED; NETWORK CENTRALITIES; OPEN INNOVATION; REGIONS; SPATIAL LOCATION; UNIVERSITIES;

URANIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 85063094209     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-019-09720-5     Document Type: Article

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