Start-Up capital and Chinese entrepreneurs: The role of family

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 889-908

  Au, Kevin ^a   Kwan, Ho Kwong ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67650664246     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2009.00331.x     Document Type: Article

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