Initial resources' influence on new venture survival: A longitudinal study of new technology-based firms

Technovation

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1337-1347

  Aspelund, Arild ^a   Berg Utby, Terje ^a   Skjevdal, Rune ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b SINTEF   (Norway)

Author keywords

Commercialization of technology; Entrepreneurship; Event history models; Initial resources; New technology based firms; Path dependence; Survival

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MARKETING; PUBLIC POLICY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

COMMERCIALIZATION OF TECHNOLOGY; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; EVENT-HISTORY MODELS; INITIAL RESOURCES; NEW TECHNOLOGY-BASED FIRMS; PATH DEPENDENCE; SURVIVAL;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

EID: 14544275078     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2004.06.004     Document Type: Article

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