Social Capital and Entrepreneurship: A Schema and Research Agenda

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 455-478

  Gedajlovic, Eric ^a   Honig, Benson ^b   Moore, Curt B ^c   Payne, G Tyge ^c   Wright, Mike ^d  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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EID: 84876437426     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/etap.12042     Document Type: Article

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