Evolving a successful university-based incubator: Lessons learned from the ucf technology incubator

EMJ - Engineering Management Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 11-25

  O’Neal, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Innovation; Technology incubator; University based incubator

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING RESEARCH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGY INCUBATOR; UNIVERSITY-BASED INCUBATOR;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 27744492133     PISSN: 10429247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10429247.2005.11415293     Document Type: Article

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