Fostering female entrepreneurship in academic spin-offs

University Evolution, Entrepreneurial Activity and Regional Competitiveness

Volumn 32, Issue , 2016, Pages 49-68

  Micozzi, Alessandra ^a   Micozzi, Francesca ^a   Pattitoni, Pierpaolo ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis   (Italy)

Author keywords

Academic spin offs; Female entrepreneurship; Gender bias; Gender gap

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955356582     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-17713-7_3     Document Type: Chapter

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