Entrepreneurial access and absorption of knowledge spillovers: Strategic board and managerial composition for competitive advantage

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 155-166

  Audretsch, David B ^a,b   Lehmann, Erik ^b,c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE OF HUMAN HISTORY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 33644897857     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00161.x     Document Type: Review

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