The knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship

Small Business Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-30

  Acs, Zoltan J ^a   Braunerhjelm, Pontus ^b   Audretsch, David B ^c   Carlsson, Bo ^d  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endogenous growth; Entrepreneurship; Knowledge; New product innovation; Opportunity; Start ups

Indexed keywords

EID: 67849120194     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: 15730913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11187-008-9157-3     Document Type: Article

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