Public business advice in the founding process: An empirical evaluation of subjective and economic effects

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 577-604

  Kösters, Sarah ^a   Obschonka, Martin ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENTREPRENEUR; HUMAN CAPITAL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

GERMANY;

EID: 79961224634     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: 14723425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c10126r     Document Type: Article

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