Publicly funded business advisory services and entrepreneurial outcomes

Research Policy

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 467-481

  Cumming, Douglas J ^a   Fischer, Eileen ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alliances; Angel finance; Business advisory services; Entrepreneurship policy; Patents

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY SERVICES; ALLIANCES; ENDOGENEITY; ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY; NON-RANDOMNESS; PATENTS; SALES GROWTH;

FINANCE; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; SALES;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84855955260     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2011.09.004     Document Type: Article

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