Entrepreneurial performance of principal investigators and country culture: relations and influences

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 320-337

  Del Giudice, Manlio ^a   Nicotra, Melita ^b   Romano, Marco ^b   Schillaci, Carmela Elita ^b  

^a Paris School of Business   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Country culture; Entrepreneurial orientation; Entrepreneurial performance; Principal investigator

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS PRACTICES; ENTREPRENEURIAL ATTITUDE; ENTREPRENEURIAL CULTURES; ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION; ENTREPRENEURIAL PERFORMANCE; ENTREPRENEURIAL UNIVERSITY; PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS; STRATEGIC ORIENTATION;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 84986244079     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-016-9499-y     Document Type: Article

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