Environmental hostility and firm behavior - An empirical examination of new technology-based firms on science parks

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 386-406

  Lindelöf, Peter ^a   Löfsten, Hans ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c Institute for Management of Innovation and Technology   (Sweden)

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EID: 33745123627     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00178.x     Document Type: Article

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