The impact of founders' professional-education background on the adoption of open science by for-profit biotechnology firms

Management Science

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 257-273

  Ding, Waverly W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion of innovation; Entrepreneurship; Founder background; Open science; Professional education; TMT

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; FOUNDER BACKGROUND; OPEN SCIENCE; PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION; TMT;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; EDUCATION; INDUSTRY; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; PROFITABILITY;

BIOGRAPHIES;

EID: 79951938155     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1100.1278     Document Type: Article

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