Internal social capital and the attraction of early contributions in crowdfunding

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 75-100

  Colombo, Massimo G ^a   Franzoni, Chiara ^a   Rossi Lamastra, Cristina ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

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EID: 84905784948     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/etap.12118     Document Type: Article

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