Entrepreneurial ecosystems in cities: establishing the framework conditions

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 1030-1051

  Audretsch, David B ^a   Belitski, Maksim ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

City; Entrepreneurial ecosystem; Europe; REDI; Start ups

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; FACTOR ANALYSIS;

CITY; CONTEXTUAL FEATURE; EUROPE; EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; FRAMEWORK CONDITIONS; INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT; REDI; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING;

ECOSYSTEMS;

EID: 84964033830     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-016-9473-8     Document Type: Article

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