Antecedent and dimension of symbiotic relationship in the hub-based entrepreneurial ecosystem: Case study of Alibaba

Journal of Industrial Integration and Management

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2016, Pages

  Peng, Xiuqing ^a   Cai, Li ^a   Lu, Shan ^a   Cai, Yiru ^a   Gao, Yuli ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antecedent; Case study; Dimension; Symbiotic relationship; The hub based entrepreneurial ecosystem

Indexed keywords

EID: 85052786164     PISSN: 24248622     EISSN: 24248630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S2424862216500111     Document Type: Article

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