Capability factors in changing patterns of international knowledge relationships among university spin-off firms in Northwest Europe
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University spin-off firms; Knowledge relationships; Spatial reach; Capability factors;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D8 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty
- L21 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Business Objectives of the Firm
- L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
- M13 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - New Firms; Startups
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CSE-2017-01-08 (Economics of Strategic Management)
- NEP-ENT-2017-01-08 (Entrepreneurship)
- NEP-INO-2017-01-08 (Innovation)
- NEP-KNM-2017-01-08 (Knowledge Management & Knowledge Economy)
- NEP-SBM-2017-01-08 (Small Business Management)
- NEP-URE-2017-01-08 (Urban & Real Estate Economics)
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