Patents and the survival of Internet-related IPOs

Research Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 214-228

  Wagner, S ^a   Cockburn, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business method patent; Firm survival; High tech start ups

Indexed keywords

ACQUISITION TARGETS; BUSINESS FAILURE; BUSINESS METHOD PATENT; BUSINESS METHODS; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; DIFFERENT PROCESS; FIRM SURVIVAL; HIGH TECH; INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS; PROBABILITY OF SURVIVAL; START-UPS; STOCK MARKET;

COMPETITION; INTERNET; PLANT SHUTDOWNS;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

EID: 76049128107     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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