Defining the relationship among founding resources, strategies, and performance in technology-intensive new ventures: Evidence from the semiconductor silicon industry

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 438-466

  Newbert, Scott L ^a   Kirchhoff, Bruce A ^b,c   Walsh, Steven T ^b,d,e  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Entrepreneurship ^*

^c NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d Technological Entrepreneurship Program

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

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EID: 34548097557     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00222.x     Document Type: Article

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