A contingent model of network utilization in early financing of technology ventures

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 593-613

  Zhang, Jing ^a   Souitaris, Vangelis ^b   Soh, Pek Hooi ^c   Wong, Poh Kam ^c,d  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 45749113807     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2008.00244.x     Document Type: Article

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