Entrepreneurial orientation and social capital as small firm strategies: A study of gender differences from a resource-based view

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 455-477

  Runyan, Rodney C ^a   Huddleston, Patricia ^b   Swinney, Jane ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; RBV; Small business; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751119028     PISSN: 15547191     EISSN: 15551938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11365-006-0010-3     Document Type: Article

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