The effectiveness of entrepreneurial firm's knowledge acquisition from a business incubator

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 211-225

  Studdard, Nareatha L ^a  

^a ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Incubators; Knowledge acquisition; Reputation; Social capital; Technology ventures

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746165101     PISSN: 15547191     EISSN: 15551938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11365-006-8685-z     Document Type: Review

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