Shaken, not stirred: The Re-combinatorial capacity of high-tech regions: Redeployment of resources released from the downsizing of a lead pharmaceutical firm

Industry and Innovation

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-58

  Dahlgren, Henrich ^a   Valentin, Finn ^a  

^a Copenhagen Business School ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bio pharmaceuticals; Entrepreneurship; Regional innovation system; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; CAPITAL; ENTREPRENEUR; FIRM SIZE; MAPPING; MARKET TRANSITION; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; HOVEDSTADEN; KOBENHAVN [(RGG) HOVEDSTADEN]; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; STOCKHOLM [SWEDEN]; SWEDEN; UPPSALA [SWEDEN];

EID: 70350128024     PISSN: 13662716     EISSN: 14698390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13662710902728175     Document Type: Article

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