Exploring the role of trust in the deal-making process for early-stage technology ventures

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1203-1228

  Scarbrough, Harry ^a   Swan, Jacky ^b   Amaeshi, Kenneth ^c,d,e   Briggs, Tony ^f  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e PAN ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 84883812310     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/etap.12031     Document Type: Article

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