Incubator best practice: A framework

Technovation

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 20-28

  Bergek, Anna ^a   Norrman, Charlotte ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Best practice; Business support; Incubator; Incubator model; Mediation; Performance; Selection

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); INNOVATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BEST PRACTICES; BUSINESS SUPPORT; INCUBATOR MODELS; MEDIATION;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 37249037132     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2007.07.008     Document Type: Article

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