The cumulative nature of the entrepreneurial process: The contribution of human capital, planning and environment resources to small venture performance

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 119-145

  Haber, Sigal ^a   Reichel, Arie ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial process; Performance; Resource based view; Tourism entrepreneurship

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749673576     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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