Effects of initial teamwork capability and initial relational capability on the development of new technology-based firms

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-57

  Brinckmann, Jan ^a   Hoegl, Martin ^b  

^a ESADE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

^b WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Founding teams; New technology based firms; Relational capabilities; Teamwork capabilities; Venture performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867616245     PISSN: 19324391     EISSN: 1932443X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sej.106     Document Type: Article

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