Spinoffs: A review and synthesis

European Management Review

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 159-171

  Klepper, Steven ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Learning; Spinoff

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349201125     PISSN: 17404754     EISSN: 17404762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/emr.2009.18     Document Type: Review

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