The decision to exploit opportunities for innovation: A study of high-tech small-business owners

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 281-301

  de Jong, Jeroen P J ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84875274002     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2011.00459.x     Document Type: Article

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