The use of networks in human resource acquisition for entrepreneurial firms: Multiple "fit" considerations

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 664-686

  Leung, Aegean ^a   Zhang, Jing ^b   Wong, Poh Kam ^a   Foo, Maw Der ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developmental phase; Entrepreneurship; Fit; Human resource acquisition; Network effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646574979     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2005.04.010     Document Type: Article

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