Critical incubator dimensions for small firm performance - A study of new technologY.-based firms localised in 16 incubators

International Journal of Business Innovation and Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 256-279

  Löfsten, Hans ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Incubators; Networks; New technology. based firms; Performance; Resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951278119     PISSN: 17510252     EISSN: 17510260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBIR.2010.032386     Document Type: Article

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