A knowledge-based typology of university spin-offs in the context of regional economic development

Technovation

Volumn 30, Issue 9-10, 2010, Pages 519-532

  Bathelt, Harald ^a   Kogler, Dieter F ^b   Munro, Andrew K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Regional innovation; Technology transfer; University of Waterloo; University spin offs; University related start ups

Indexed keywords

COLOCALIZATION; CORE TECHNOLOGY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMPIRICAL CASE STUDIES; FORMATION PROCESS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (IT); INNOVATIVE PRODUCT; KNOWLEDGE BASIS; METROPOLITAN AREA; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL DYNAMICS; REGIONAL INNOVATION; RESEARCH APPROACH; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; SEVERAL VARIABLES; SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE; SPIN OFF; START-UP PROCESS; START-UPS; UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO; UNIVERSITY RESEARCH; UNIVERSITY SPIN-OFFS;

ECONOMICS; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; REGIONAL PLANNING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

SPIN DYNAMICS;

EID: 77956266208     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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