Knowledge Acquisition, Network Reliance, and Early-Stage Technology Venture Outcomes

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1169-1193

  Sullivan, Diane M ^a   Marvel, Matthew R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^b WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79960742643     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2010.00998.x     Document Type: Article

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