The social structure of entrepreneurial activity: Geographic concentration of footwear production in the United States, 1940-1989

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 424-462

  Sorenson, Olav ^a,b   Audia, Pino G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0034259142     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/316962     Document Type: Article

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