Extending innovation boundaries: Corporate venture capital gives large firms a strategic option

Journal of Business Strategy

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 36-43

  Henley, L Gregory ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate strategy; Entrepreneurialism; Innovation; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548536189     PISSN: 02756668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02756660710820811     Document Type: Article

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