Roles of social capital in venture creation: Key dimensions and research implications

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 345-362

  Liao, Jianwen ^a   Welsch, Harold ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33646188766     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00141.x     Document Type: Review

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