Entrepreneurs' Experience, Expertise, and the Performance of Technology-Based Firms

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 365-374

  Reuber, A Rebecca ^a   Fischer, Eileen M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; entrepreneur; experience; expertise; management; performance; telecommunications

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ENTREPRENEUR; EXPERTISE; TECHNOLOGY BASED FIRMS;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

EID: 0028539464     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: 15580040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/17.364560     Document Type: Article

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