The effect of gender diversity on angel group investment

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 709-733

  Becker Blease, John R ^a   Sohl, Jeffrey E ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

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EID: 79960326814     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2010.00391.x     Document Type: Article

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