Business incubators as economic development tools: Rethinking models based on the Korea experience

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-24

  Kim, Hong ^a   Ames, Michael ^b  

^a Hoseo University   (South Korea)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business incubator; Business launch; Business start up; Competitiveness; Economic development; Infrastructure; Management models; Small and medium enterprises; Small business; Technology management

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

BUSINESS INCUBATOR; BUSINESS LAUNCH; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INFRASTRUCTURE; MANAGEMENT MODELS; SMALL BUSINESS; TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 31144432555     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2006.008189     Document Type: Article

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