The Impact of Relational Capital on the Success of New Business Start-Ups

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 617-638

  Hormiga, Esther ^a   Batista Canino, Rosa M ^b   Sánchez Medina, Agustín ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

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EID: 80053316884     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00339.x     Document Type: Article

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