Are social networks more important for new business activity in emerging than developed economies? An empirical extension

International Business Review

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 394-408

  Danis, Wade M ^a   De Clercq, Dirk ^b   Petricevic, Olga ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Developed economies; Emerging economies; Entrepreneurship; Institutions; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957790148     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2010.08.005     Document Type: Article

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