Young and No Money? Never Mind: The material impact of social resources on new venture growth

Organization Science

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 168-185

  Khaire, Mukti ^a  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Legitimacy; New venture growth; Social resources; Status

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953715083     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1090.0438     Document Type: Article

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