Athena in the world of techne: The gender dimension of technology, innovation and entrepreneurship

Journal of Technology Management and Innovation

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-12

  Ranga, Marina ^a,c,d   Etzkowitz, Henry ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Stony Brook University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Gender; Innovation; Technology; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953629799     PISSN: None     EISSN: 07182724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0718-27242010000100001     Document Type: Article

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