Technology transfer and entrepreneurship: cross-national analysis

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1247-1259

  Audretsch, David ^a   Caiazza, Rosa ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cross national analysis; Entrepreneurship; Innovation; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; INNOVATION;

CROSS-NATIONAL ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; INSTITUTIONAL SETTING; INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 84944704088     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-015-9441-8     Document Type: Article

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