The determinants of commercialization strategy: Idiosyncrasies in british and german biotechnology

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 653-681

  Haeussler, Carolin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 78650701920     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2010.00385.x     Document Type: Article

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