Delineating the anatomy of an entrepreneurial university: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology experience

R and D Management

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-16

  O'Shea, Rory P ^a   Allen, Thomas J ^a   Morse, Kenneth P ^b   O'Gorman, Colm ^c   Roche, Frank ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 33846193688     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: 14679310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9310.2007.00454.x     Document Type: Article

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