Human capital and social capital in entrepreneurs and managers of small and medium enterprises

Journal of Business Economics and Management

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 395-420

  Felício, J Augusto ^a   Couto, Eduardo ^a   Caiado, Jorge ^a  

^a ISEG LISBON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Human capital; Small and medium enterprises; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864023351     PISSN: 16111699     EISSN: 20294433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/16111699.2011.620139     Document Type: Article

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