Human capital and search-based discovery: A study of high-tech entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 403-419

  Marvel, Matthew R ^a  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84875240031     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2011.00465.x     Document Type: Article

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