Innovation ecology as a precursor to entrepreneurial growth: A cross/country empirical investigation

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 375-390

  Griffiths, Mark D ^a   Gundry, Lisa ^b   Kickul, Jill ^c   Muñoz Fernandez, Angeles ^d  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ecology; Entrepreneurialism; Innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349642236     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626000910977116     Document Type: Article

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