Bringing the context back in: Settings and the search for syndicate partners in venture capital investment networks

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 266-294

  Sorenson, Olav ^a   Stuart, Toby E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 51549113657     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2189/asqu.53.2.266     Document Type: Article

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