The effects of human capital, organizational demography, and interpersonal processes on venture partner perceptions of firm profit and growth

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 145-164

  Watson, Warren ^a   Stewart Jr , Wayne H ^b   BarNir, Anat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Human capital; Profit and growth; Venture teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037354569     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-9026(01)00082-9     Document Type: Article

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