The locational factors and performance of the high-tech startups in China

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 312-323

  Dornberger, Utz ^a   Zeng, Xiuhua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

high tech startups; locational factors; new firm s location; PR China

Indexed keywords

EID: 84952970200     PISSN: 14761297     EISSN: 17418054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJESB.2009.023022     Document Type: Article

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