Volume 29 Issue 1 (2011)
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Role of doctoral scientists in corporate R&D in laser diode research in Japan
With the advancement of technology and increase in its complexity, the use of external information and resources provides companies with an important competitive advantage. In addition, the university–industry relationship has…
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Knowledge management in practice: insights into a medium‐sized enterprise’s exposure to knowledge loss
The purpose of our paper is to examine how a medium‐sized enterprise characterised by slow executive turnover might identify and manage its critical knowledge. The main interest is in the…
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Small worlds: the best network structure for innovation?
The properties of social networks have been used to explain the behaviour and performance of diverse economic and social systems. Recently, attention has been given to a class of network…
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The effects of the English libel laws on medicine and research – a personal view
Dr Peter Wilmshurst is a consultant cardiologist. He is a leader in his field, and also a whistleblower, drawing attention to that which he believes to be wrong. He was…
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The effects of the English libel laws on medicine and research – a student’s view
Jay Stone is a final year Ph.D. student based at the Institute of Ophthalmology in London. She is attempting to identify novel therapeutic targets for the treatment of vascular proliferation…