Determinants and consequences of university spinoff activity: a conceptual framework

The Journal of Technology Transfer - Tập 33 Số 6 - Trang 653-666 - 2008
Rory P. O’Shea1, Harveen Chugh2, Thomas J. Allen3
1UCD School of Business, University College Dublin, National University of Ireland, Dublin, 4, Ireland
2Entrepreneurship Centre, Tanaka Business School, Imperial College London, South Kensington campus, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
3MIT Sloan School of Management, 50 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA

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