Strategic utilization of entrepreneur's resource-based social capital and small firm growth

Journal of Management and Organization

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 486-499

  Bratkovic, Tina ^a   Antoncic, Bostjan ^a   Ruzzier, Mitja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRIMORSKA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Growth; Networks; Resources; Small firms; Social capital; Strategic utilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953882429     PISSN: 18333672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/jmo.15.4.486     Document Type: Article

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