Family Ties in Entrepreneurs' Social Networks and New Venture Growth

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 313-344

  Arregle, Jean Luc ^a   Batjargal, Bat ^b   Hitt, Michael A ^c   Webb, Justin W ^d   Miller, Toyah ^e   Tsui, Anne S ^f  

^a EMLYON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84926163192     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/etap.12044     Document Type: Article

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