Inter-firm networks and entrepreneurial behavior: A structural embeddedness perspective

Journal of Management

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 427-442

  Simsek, Zeki ^a   Lubatkin, Michael H ^b   Floyd, Steven W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 0038016722     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-2063(03)00018-7     Document Type: Article

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