Involvement in knowledge-acquisition activities by venture team members and venture performance

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 571-592

  Chandler, Gaylen N ^a   Lyon, Douglas W ^b  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FORT LEWIS COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 65149091382     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2009.00317.x     Document Type: Article

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