Management of university incubators in China and in France: A comparative analysis

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 282-300

  Matt, Mireille ^a   Tang, Ming Feng ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

China; Entrepreneurship; France; Incubated companies; Innovation management; Startups; UI; University incubators

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749328397     PISSN: 1368275X     EISSN: 17415098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEIM.2010.031902     Document Type: Article

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