Conceptualizing knowledge-based entrepreneurship networks: Perspectives from the literature

Small Business Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 899-911

  Hayter, Christopher S ^a  

^a NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Knowledge spillovers; Networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888024593     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: 15730913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11187-013-9512-x     Document Type: Article

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