Innovation resources integration pattern in high-tech entrepreneurial enterprises

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 51-66

  Pan, Xiongfeng ^a   Zhang, Jing ^a   Song, Malin ^b   Ai, Bowei ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b ANHUI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Chain integration; Group polymerization; High tech entrepreneurial enterprises; Innovation resources integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 85023753101     PISSN: 15547191     EISSN: 15551938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11365-017-0464-5     Document Type: Article

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