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Patenting behavior by academic entrepreneurs: the role of the organizational regime. / Walter, Sascha Gabriel; Schmidt, Arne; Walter, Achim.
In: Academy of Management Proceedings, Vol. 2015, 11337, 2015.

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Walter, SG, Schmidt, A & Walter, A 2015, 'Patenting behavior by academic entrepreneurs: the role of the organizational regime', Academy of Management Proceedings, vol. 2015, 11337. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2015.203

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Walter, S. G., Schmidt, A., & Walter, A. (2015). Patenting behavior by academic entrepreneurs: the role of the organizational regime. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2015, Article 11337. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2015.203

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Walter SG, Schmidt A, Walter A. Patenting behavior by academic entrepreneurs: the role of the organizational regime. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2015;2015:11337. doi: 10.5465/AMBPP.2015.203

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Walter, Sascha Gabriel ; Schmidt, Arne ; Walter, Achim. / Patenting behavior by academic entrepreneurs : the role of the organizational regime. In: Academy of Management Proceedings. 2015 ; Vol. 2015.

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