Academic and surrogate entrepreneurs in university spin-out companies

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 127-141

  Franklin, Stephen J ^a   Wright, Mike ^b   Lockett, Andy ^b  

^a Enterprise House   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FACULTY MEMBERS; SPIN-OUT COMPANIES; START-UP COMPANIES; TECHNOLOGY-BASED;

INDUSTRY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

EDUCATION;

EID: 0013010803     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007896514609     Document Type: Article

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