Young technology ventures in Europe: Aspects of market orientation and entrepreneurial orientation

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 543-563

  Roskos, Stefan ^a   Klandt, Heinz ^a  

^a EBS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial orientation; Entrepreneurship; Market orientation; New Technology Based Firms; New ventures; NTBF

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547687776     PISSN: 14761297     EISSN: 17418054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJESB.2007.014389     Document Type: Review

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