Attractors of Entrepreneurial Activity: Universities, Regions and Alumni Entrepreneurs;Ce qui alimente l'esprit d'entreprise: Les universités, les régions et les anciens étudiants

Regional Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 934-949

  Baltzopoulos, Apostolos ^a,b   Broström, Anders ^b,c  

^a Nordregio   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies (CESIS)   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Location choice analysis; Regional impact; University entrepreneurship

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENTREPRENEUR; REGIONAL ECONOMY; UNIVERSITY SECTOR; URBANIZATION;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84927802808     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2011.602335     Document Type: Article

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