Beyond social capital: The role of entrepreneurs' social competence in their financial success

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-60

  Baron, Robert A ^a   Markman, Gideon D ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurs'social competence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037213252     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-9026(00)00069-0     Document Type: Article

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