Perceived benefits of a managed science park location

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 129-154

  Westhead, Paul ^a   Batstone, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Management; Policy implications; Science parks; Technology based firms

Indexed keywords

LOCATION DECISION; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032783646     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: 14645114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/089856299283236     Document Type: Article

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