Differences in entrepreneurial opportunities: The role of tacitness and codification in opportunity identification

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 38-57

  Smith, Brett R ^a,b   Matthews, Charles H ^c   Schenkel, Mark T ^d  

^a Department of Enterpreneurship ^*

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^d BELMONT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 58049175298     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00261.x     Document Type: Article

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