Dealmakers in Place: Social Capital Connections in Regional Entrepreneurial Economies

Regional Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-37

  Feldman, Maryann ^a   Zoller, Ted D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Regional economic development; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENTREPRENEUR; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL ECONOMY; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855886457     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2011.607808     Document Type: Article

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