A network-based approach on opportunity recognition

Small Business Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 249-265

  Arenius, Pia ^a   Clercq, Dirk De ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b VLERICK BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Networks; Opportunity recognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444363037     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11187-005-1988-6     Document Type: Article

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