Judging a business by its cover: An institutional perspective on new ventures and the business plan

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-45

  Karlsson, Tomas ^a   Honig, Benson ^b  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Business plans; Institutional theory; Loose coupling; New ventures; University incubatees

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149119508     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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