Business networks and economic development in rural communities in the United States

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 171-195

  Ring, J Kirk ^a   Peredo, Ana Maria ^b   Chrisman, James J ^c  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 73649118492     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2009.00307.x     Document Type: Article

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