Formal venture capital acquisition: Can entrepreneurs compensate for the spatial proximity benefits of South East England and 'star' golden-triangle universities?

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 281-296

  Mueller, Cornelius ^a   Westhead, Paul ^a,b   Wright, Mike ^c,d  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORD UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Resources; Signalling; Spatial proximity benefits; University spin outs; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL; ENTREPRENEUR; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 82955215294     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: 14723409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a44268     Document Type: Article

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