The role of incubator interactions in assisting new ventures

Technovation

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 155-167

  Scillitoe, Joanne L ^a   Chakrabarti, Alok K ^b  

^a NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b THAPAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Business assistance; Buyer preferences; Counseling interactions; Incubation; Incubator; Networking interactions; Technical assistance; Technological learning

Indexed keywords

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

BUYER PREFERENCES; INCUBATION; INCUBATOR; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; TECHNOLOGICAL LEARNING;

SALES;

EID: 75349095910     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2009.12.002     Document Type: Article

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