Continuity and change in a spin-off venture: The process of reimprinting

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1011-1048

  Ferriani, Simone ^a,b   Garnsey, Elizabeth ^c   Lorenzoni, Gianni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INNOVATION; MODEL TEST; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84865098595     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: 14643650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/dts001     Document Type: Article

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