The role of intellectual capital in the success of new ventures

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-92

  Hormiga, Esther ^a   Batista Canino, Rosa M ^b   Sánchez Medina, Agustín ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Intangible assets; Intellectual capital; New ventures; Success

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951722008     PISSN: 15547191     EISSN: 15551938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11365-010-0139-y     Document Type: Article

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