Family social capital, venture preparedness, and start-up decisions: A study of hispanic entrepreneurs in new England

Family Business Review

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 279-292

  Chang, Erick P C ^a   Memili, Esra ^b   Chrisman, James J ^b,c   Kellermanns, Franz W ^b,d   Chua, Jess H ^e  

^a ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Family business; Hispanic entrepreneurs; New venture creation

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349286426     PISSN: 08944865     EISSN: 17416248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894486509332327     Document Type: Article

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