Overcoming weak entrepreneurial infrastructures for academic spin-off ventures

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 29, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 327-352

  Degroof, Jean Jacques ^a   Roberts, Edward B ^b  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS; BELGIUM; GROWTH POTENTIAL; HIGH TECH CLUSTERS; SPIN OFF;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 24344501011     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/b:jott.0000034126.23592.23     Document Type: Review

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