Familiness and innovation: Resource bundling as the missing link

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1399-1419

  Carnes, Christina Matz ^a   Ireland, R Duane ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84887134581     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/etap.12073     Document Type: Article

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