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The impact of higher education on innovation: A comparison of Slovenia and Switzerland

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  • Anja Car
  • Peter Stanovnik

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Transfer of knowledge between universities and the industrial economic sector and consequently successful innovation process is nowadays an important topic of academic research and a relevant issue for policy makers and technology practitioners in developed and developing countries.

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  • Anja Car & Peter Stanovnik, 2023. "The impact of higher education on innovation: A comparison of Slovenia and Switzerland," Journal of Innovative Business and Management, DOBA University of Applied Sciences, Maribor, Slovenia, vol. 15(1), pages 1-12.
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    DOI: 10.32015/JIBM.2023.15.1.4
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