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The impact of human resource factors on university patent technology transfer activities in China – based on the analysis of provincial panel data

In: Knowledge Commercialization and Valorization in Regional Economic Development

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  • Kai Rao
  • Andrea Piccaluga
  • Xian-fei Meng

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The commercialization of academic knowledge is increasingly seen as a potential economic development model, particularly for improving the capabilities and economic performance of regions. This insightful volume investigates the emerging factors in knowledge commercialization from an international perspective and highlights research agendas and challenges to be met across academia, industry and government.

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  • Kai Rao & Andrea Piccaluga & Xian-fei Meng, 2013. "The impact of human resource factors on university patent technology transfer activities in China – based on the analysis of provincial panel data," Chapters, in: Tüzin Baycan (ed.), Knowledge Commercialization and Valorization in Regional Economic Development, chapter 12, pages 258-283, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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