Firms' genetic characteristics and competence-enlarging strategies: A comparison between academic and non-academic high-tech start-ups

Research Policy

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 79-92

  Colombo, Massimo G ^a   Piva, Evila ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Academic high tech start ups; Alliances; Competence enlargement; Firms' genetic characteristics

Indexed keywords

ALLIANCES; COMPETENCE ENLARGEMENT; GENETIC CHARACTERISTICS; POLICY MAKERS; START-UPS; STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES;

INDUSTRY;

EDUCATION;

EID: 81855183867     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2011.08.010     Document Type: Article

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