New, technology–based firms as agents of technological rejuvenation

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-92

  Erkko, Autio ^a   Helena, Yli–Renko ^a  

^a Institute of Strategy and International Business   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dynamic complementaries; New, technology based firm; Resource based theory; Technological accumulation; Technology flow; Transfer of tech nology

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

FINLAND;

EID: 0031809367     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: 14645114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985629800000005     Document Type: Article

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