Academic spin-offs at different ages: A case study in search of key obstacles to growth

Technovation

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 671-681

  van Geenhuizen, Marina ^a,b   Soetanto, Danny P ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Academic spin off firms; Age; Critical junctures; Incubation programs; Obstacles; Stage based development

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC SPIN-OFF FIRMS; AGE; CRITICAL JUNCTURES; INCUBATION PROGRAMS; OBSTACLES;

PLANNING; RESEARCH;

SPIN DYNAMICS;

EID: 68649103937     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2009.05.009     Document Type: Article

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