The stickiness of university spin-offs: A study of formal and informal spin-offs and their location from 124 US academic institutions

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 122-149

  Avnimelech, Gil ^a   Feldman, Maryann P ^b  

^a ONO ACADEMIC COLLEGE   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic spawning; Entrepreneurship; Founders; Linkedin; Regional economic development; Spin offs firms

Indexed keywords

REGIONAL PLANNING;

ACADEMIC SPAWNING; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; FOUNDERS; LINKEDIN; REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; SPIN OFF;

ECONOMICS;

EID: 84928007859     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2015.068755     Document Type: Article

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