Buying knowledge : effective acquisition of external knowledge /
Peter Sammons.
- Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT, USA : Gower, 2005.
- xvi, 159 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
In the know : the knowledge economy in the 21st century -- Knowledge is power -- Head knowledge : modern intellectual property rights -- Intellectual property rights : current developments -- Why buy knowledge -- Planning to buy knowledge -- Knowledge transfer -- Working with consultants -- Working with contract research organisations -- Knowledge factories: buying knowledge from universities.
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Intellectual capital. Intellectual property. Information resources--Economic aspects. Communication of technical information--Economic aspects.