An empirical study of university spin-off development

European Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 269-282

  Gübeli, Manuel H ^a   Doloreux, David ^b  

^a DTI Management AG   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Organizations; Parent companies; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 23444450912     PISSN: 14601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14601060510610153     Document Type: Article

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