Complementary theoretical perspectives on the dismissal of new venture team members

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 347-366

  Fiet, James O ^a   Busenitz, Lowell W ^b   Moesel, Douglas D ^b   Barney, Jay B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031232342     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-9026(97)00015-3     Document Type: Article

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