Entrepreneurial network development: Trusting in the process

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 315-322

  Smith, Delmonize A ^a   Lohrke, Franz T ^b  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b SAMFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective trust; Cognitive trust; Entrepreneurial networks; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 39649100829     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2007.06.018     Document Type: Article

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