Policy and institutions facilitating entrepreneurial spin-offs: USA, Asia and Europe

Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 186-196

  Caiazza, Rosa ^a   Audretsch, David ^b   Volpe, Tiziana ^c   Debra Singer, Julie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Development policy; Globalization; Policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958550918     PISSN: 20452101     EISSN: 2045211X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JEPP-04-2013-0013     Document Type: Article

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