Entrepreneurial rents and the theory of the firm

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 427-442

  Alvarez, Sharon A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial rents; Theory of the firm; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847333263     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2006.04.006     Document Type: Article

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