Fostering commercialisation of innovation in small high technology firms

International Journal of Technoentrepreneurship

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 92-108

  Pellikka, Jarkko ^a   Lauronen, Jari ^b  

^a SAVONIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^b Joensuu Science Park Ltd   (Finland)

Author keywords

commercialisation process; healthcare technology; innovation; small high technology firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 66149182338     PISSN: 17465370     EISSN: 17465389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTE.2007.013272     Document Type: Article

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