Spin-off enterprises as a means of technology commercialisation in a transforming economy-Evidence from three universities in China

Technovation

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 298-313

  Kroll, Henning ^a   Liefner, Ingo ^b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS AND INNOVATION RESEARCH ISI   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

China; Entrepreneurship; Spin offs; Technology transfer; University industry relations

Indexed keywords

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGIONAL PLANNING;

ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIN OFFS; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALISATION; UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY RELATIONS;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 41149138216     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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