Start-Up Difficulties in Early-Stage Peripheral Clusters: The Case of IT in an Emerging Economy

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 727-761

  Kasabov, Edward ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Advanced Institute of Management Research London   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84934436852     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/etap.12058     Document Type: Article

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