With a Little Help From My Competitors: Peer Networking Among Artisan Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 571-600

  Kuhn, Kristine M ^a   Galloway, Tera L ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84927911151     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/etap.12053     Document Type: Article

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