Technological entrepreneurship in science parks: A case study of Wuhan Donghu High-Tech Zone

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 135, Issue , 2018, Pages 156-168

  Xie, Kefan ^a   Song, Yu ^a   Zhang, Weiyong ^b   Hao, Jiahui ^a   Liu, Zimei ^a   Chen, Yun ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster effect; Ecological effect; Science and technological innovation; Science park; System innovation; Technological entrepreneurship

Indexed keywords

INVESTMENTS;

CLUSTER EFFECTS; ECOLOGICAL EFFECT; SCIENCE PARK; SYSTEM INNOVATIONS; TECHNOLOGICAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION;

ECOLOGY;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENTREPRENEUR; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; SIMULATION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA; HUBEI; WUHAN;

EID: 85041961292     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2018.01.021     Document Type: Article

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