Incubating enterprise and knowledge: a stakeholder approach

International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies

Volumn 1, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 103-120

  McAdam, Rodney ^a   Keogh, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

case studies; development; knowledge economy; operations; university incubators

Indexed keywords

EID: 39149100466     PISSN: 17438268     EISSN: 17438276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijkms.2006.008848     Document Type: Article

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