Publication bias in entrepreneurship research: An examination of dominant relations to performance

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 773-784

  O'Boyle, Ernest H ^a   Rutherford, Matthew W ^b   Banks, George C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Performance; Publication Bias

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907695206     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2013.10.001     Document Type: Article

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