Influence of social network structure on entrepreneurship participation-a study of 20 national cultures

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 331-347

  Klyver, Kim ^a   Hindle, Kevin ^b   Meyer, Denny ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Culture; Entrepreneurship; Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM); Social network; Universality

Indexed keywords

EID: 47749151136     PISSN: 15547191     EISSN: 15551938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11365-007-0053-0     Document Type: Article

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