Growth and inventiveness in technology-based spin-off firms

Research Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 331-344

  Dahlstrand, Åsa Lindholm ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

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EID: 0003171086     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7333(97)00016-4     Document Type: Article

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