The structure of founding teams: Homophily, strong ties, and isolation among U.S. entrepreneurs

American Sociological Review

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 195-222

  Ruef, Martin ^a   Aldrich, Howard E ^b   Carter, Nancy M ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

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ENTREPRENEUR;

EID: 0037533707     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1519766     Document Type: Article

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