Spin-outs: Knowledge diffusion through employee mobility

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 841-860

  Franco, April Mitchell ^a   Filson, Darren ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34748896002     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-2171.2006.tb00060.x     Document Type: Article

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