Technical entreprenenurship in high technology small firms: Some observations on the implications for management

Technovation

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 679-688

  Oakey, Ray P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Innovation; Introspection; Motivation; Strategies

Indexed keywords

MOTIVATION; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ENTREPRENENURSHIP;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 0037864128     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4972(03)00045-2     Document Type: Article

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