Understanding transnational entrepreneurship through a network lens: Theoretical and methodological considerations

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1079-1091

  Chen, Wenhong ^a   Tan, Justin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 70349880504     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2009.00335.x     Document Type: Article

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