Innovation search dynamics in new domains: An exploratory study of academic founders’ search for funding in the biotechnology industry

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 120, Issue , 2017, Pages 130-143

  Cohen, Susan K ^a   Munshi, Natasha V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotechnology ventures; Innovation search; New domain; Old domain knowledge; Orientation; Seed funding

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION;

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; BUSINESS VENTURES; DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE; EXPLORATORY STUDIES; INNOVATION PROCESS; NEW DOMAIN; SEARCH DYNAMICS;

FINANCE;

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENTREPRENEUR; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; LITERATURE REVIEW;

EID: 85009351791     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2016.12.018     Document Type: Article

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