Do different types of incubators produce different types of innovations?

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 151-168

  Barbero, José L ^a   Casillas, José C ^b   Wright, Mike ^c,d   Ramos Garcia, Alicia ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Incubation; Innovation generation; Types of incubators; Types of innovation

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INCUBATION; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESS; TYPES OF INCUBATORS; TYPES OF INNOVATIONS;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 84897624218     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-013-9308-9     Document Type: Article

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