A preliminary investigation into networking activities within the university incubator

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 219-241

  McAdam, Maura ^a   Marlow, Susan ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business development; Entrepreneurialism; Networking; Small enterprises; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 45749091346     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552550810887390     Document Type: Article

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