The two sides of the story: Network investments and new venture creation

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 159-180

  Semrau, Thorsten ^a   Werner, Arndt ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b Institute for SME Research Bonn (IfM Bonn)   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

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EID: 84255195699     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00348.x     Document Type: Article

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