The role of cultural and symbolic capital in entrepreneurs' ability to meet expectations about conformity and innovation

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 398-420

  De Clercq, Dirk ^a,b   Voronov, Maxim ^b  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 67249115169     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00276.x     Document Type: Article

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