After the exit: Acquisitions, entrepreneurial recycling and regional economic development

Regional Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-73

  Mason, Colin M ^a   Harrison, Richard T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acquisition; Business angels; Clusters; Foreign direct investment (FDI); Regional development; Serial entrepreneurs

Indexed keywords

RECYCLING;

EID: 32144442738     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400500450059     Document Type: Article

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