Business development support and knowledge-based businesses

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 131-143

  Gorman, Gary G ^a   McCarthy, Sean ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information   (Canada)

Author keywords

Business; Development; Enterprise support; Knowledge base

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; KNOWLEDGE BASE; PERIPHERAL REGIONS; SUPPORT SERVICES; TRADITIONAL INDUSTRY;

ECONOMICS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 29544449425     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-005-5026-2     Document Type: Article

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