Social Interaction: A Determinant of Entrepreneurial Team Venture Success

Small Business Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 263-278

  Lechler, Thomas ^a  

^a STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0035620697     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011167519304     Document Type: Article

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