The influence of entrepreneurs' credentials and impression management behaviors on perceptions of new venture legitimacy

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 941-965

  Nagy, Brian G ^a   Pollack, Jeffrey M ^b   Rutherford, Matthew W ^c   Lohrke, Franz T ^d  

^a BRADLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SAMFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84865749990     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2012.00539.x     Document Type: Article

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