Business incubators and the networks of technology-based firms

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 432-453

  Soetanto, Danny P ^a   Jack, Sarah L ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Highly innovative firms; Incubator; Medium to low innovative firms; Network

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS INCUBATORS; INCUBATOR; INNOVATIVE FIRMS; INTANGIBLE RESOURCES; POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS; SCIENCE AND INNOVATION; TANGIBLE RESOURCES; TECHNOLOGY-BASED FIRMS;

INNOVATION; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS);

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84880510213     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-011-9237-4     Document Type: Article

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