Entrepreneurs' human capital and the start-up size of new technology-based firms

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 22, Issue 8-9, 2004, Pages 1183-1211

  Colombo, Massimo G ^a   Delmastro, Marco ^b   Grilli, Luca ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b Autorità garante della concorrenza e del mercato   (Italy)

Author keywords

Firm start up size; Human capital; New technology based firms

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MARKETING; PROBABILITY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

FIRM START-UP SIZE; HUMAN CAPITAL; MINIMUM EFFICIENT SCALE (MES); NEW TECHNOLOGY-BASED FIRMS;

TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

EID: 9944242081     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2004.06.006     Document Type: Article

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