Technology business incubators and industrial development: Resource-based view

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 245-267

  Somsuk, Nisakorn ^a   Wonglimpiyarat, Jarunee ^a   Laosirihongthong, Tritos ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Business development; Enabling factors; Q sort; Resource based view; Science parks; Technology business incubators; Thailand

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; ENABLING FACTORS; Q-SORT; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW; SCIENCE PARK; THAILAND;

COMPETITION;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84858042041     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635571211204281     Document Type: Article

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