Are service profiles incubator-specific? Results from an empirical investigation in Italy

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 459-468

  Zedtwitz, Maximilian ^a   Grimaldi, Rosa ^b  

^a Tsinghua University   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Best practice; Entrepreneurship; Incubation; Startup ventures; Strategy

Indexed keywords

BEST PRACTICES; EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; INCUBATION; REGIONAL BUSINESS; SERVICE PROFILE; STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES; STRATEGY;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

PROFITABILITY;

EID: 33745953406     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-006-0007-7     Document Type: Article

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