Beyond social capital: The role of perceived legitimacy and entrepreneurial intensity in achieving funding success and superior venture performance in women-led Russian SMEs

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-38

  Iakovleva, Tatiana ^a   Kickul, Jill ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial intensity; Entrepreneurship; Firm performance; Legitimacy; Russia; Small business; Social capital; Transitional economies; Women led businesses

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052324290     PISSN: 14761297     EISSN: 17418054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJESB.2011.042161     Document Type: Article

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