Stimulating Dynamic Value: Social Capital and Business Incubation as a Pathway to Competitive Success

Long Range Planning

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 154-177

  Hughes, Mathew ^a   Ireland, R Duane ^a   Morgan, Robert E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE; INVESTMENTS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

BUSINESS INCUBATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

BUSINESS SERVICE; COMPETITIVENESS; FIRM SIZE; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

EID: 34249985479     PISSN: 00246301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lrp.2007.03.008     Document Type: Article

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