Technologist-entrepreneurs versus non-entrepreneurial technologists: Analysis of motivational triggering factors

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 315-328

  Autio, Erkko ^a   Kauranen, Ilkka ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Decision process; High technology entrepreneur; Innovation; Motivation; Technology transfer; Triggering motivational factor

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041580624     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: 14645114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985629400000019     Document Type: Article

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