A new venture's cognitive legitimacy: An assessment by customers

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 148-167

  Shepherd, Dean A ^a   Zacharakis, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0037392889     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1540-627x.00073     Document Type: Review

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