A process study of entrepreneurial team formation: The case of a research-based spin-off

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-79

  Clarysse, Bart ^a   Moray, Nathalie ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Champion; Entrepreneurial team formation; Research based spin off

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242636029     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-9026(02)00113-1     Document Type: Article

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