The collaborative network orientation: Achieving business success through collaborative relationships

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 615-634

  Sorenson, Ritch L ^a   Folker, Cathleen A ^b   Brigham, Keith H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PARKSIDE   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 45749154626     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2008.00245.x     Document Type: Article

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