The moderating impact of internal social exchange processes on the entrepreneurial orientation-performance relationship

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 87-103

  De Clercq, Dirk ^a   Dimov, Dimo ^b  

^a Tek)   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial orientation; Organizational commitment; Procedural justice; Social exchange theory; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449686969     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

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