Bankruptcy law and entrepreneurship development: A real options perspective

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 257-272

  Lee, Seung Hyun ^a   Peng, Mike W ^a   Barney, Jay B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33846588370     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amr.2007.23464070     Document Type: Review

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