Governance of the entrepreneurial threshold firm: A knowledge-based perspective

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 885-897

  Zahra, Shaker A ^a   Filatotchev, Igor ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 3142772155     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2004.00458.x     Document Type: Review

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