Home country networks and foreign expansion: Evidence from the venture capital industry

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 390-410

  Guler, Isin ^a   Guillén, Mauro F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 76849090508     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2010.49389027     Document Type: Article

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