The role of human capital in technological entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 791-806

  Wright, Mike ^a   Hmieleski, Keith M ^b   Siegel, Donald S ^c   Ensley, Michael D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 35048820392     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2007.00202.x     Document Type: Editorial

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