A longitudinal study of success and failure among scientist-started ventures

Technovation

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 207-214

  Gurdon, Michael A ^a   Samsom, Karel J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b NYENRODE BUSINESS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial scientists; Individual goals; Person organization fit; Resource based view of the firm; Success factors

Indexed keywords

LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MANAGEMENT TEAM; PERSON-ORGANIZATION FIT; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW OF THE FIRM; SUCCESS FACTORS;

EID: 75349102008     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2009.10.004     Document Type: Article

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