Success factors of university-spin-offs: Regional government support programs versus regional environment

Technovation

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 137-148

  Sternberg, Rolf ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Baden W rttemberg; Entrepreneurship support policy; Germany; Northrhine Westphalia; Regional environment; University spin off

Indexed keywords

GERMANY; NORTHRHINE-WESTPHALIA; REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTS; SUPPORT POLICY; UNIVERSITY SPIN-OFFS;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84893722589     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2013.11.003     Document Type: Article

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