Triple helix networks in a multicultural context: Triggers and barriers for fostering growth and sustainability

Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-98

  Brundin, Ethel ^a   Wigren, Caroline ^b   Isaacs, Eslyn ^c   Friedrich, Chris ^c   Visser, Kobus ^c  

^a JÖNKÖPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Emerging economies; Entrepreneurship development; Institutional theory; Triple Helix model

Indexed keywords

EID: 44049090188     PISSN: 10849467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1084946708000867     Document Type: Article

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