Are science parks and incubators good "brand names" for spin-offs? The case study of Turin

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 203-232

  Salvador, Elisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brand names; Incubators; Research spin offs; Science parks; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952243029     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-010-9152-0     Document Type: Article

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