The Influence of Changes in Social Capital on Firm-Founding Activities

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 539-568

  Kreiser, Patrick M ^a   Patel, Pankaj C ^a   Fiet, James O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 84876449152     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/etap.12039     Document Type: Article

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