Assessing technology incubator programs in the science park: The good, the bad and the ugly

Technovation

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1215-1228

  Chan, K F ^a   Lau, Theresa ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Incubator; Science park; Technology start ups

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; COLLEGE BUILDINGS; COMPETITION; EDUCATION; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; MARKETING; PERFORMANCE; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

INCUBATOR PROGRAM; SCIENCE PARKS; TECHNOLOGY START-UP; UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS INCUBATOR (UTBI);

TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

EID: 13644255449     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2004.03.010     Document Type: Article

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