The entrepreneurial culture: Network advantage within Chinese and irish software firms

The Entrepreneurial Culture: Network Advantage Within Chinese and Irish Software Firms

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  Tsang, Denise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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