Start-ups’ achievement of competitive advantages through network relations

International Journal of Technoentrepreneurship

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 278-295

  Roininen, Sari ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

competitive advantage; network; new venture creation process; performance; start up; tie strength; trust; venture complexity

Indexed keywords

EID: 77249127267     PISSN: 17465370     EISSN: 17465389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTE.2008.020540     Document Type: Article

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