Incubation policy and practice: Building practitioner and professional capability

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-75

  Hannon, Paul D ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business policy; Human capital; Leadership development

Indexed keywords

EID: 19744364092     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626000510579644     Document Type: Review

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