The right people in the wrong places: The paradox of entrepreneurial entry and successful opportunity realization

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 109-129

  Navis, Chad ^a   Ozbek, O Volkan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 84950319466     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amr.2013.0175     Document Type: Article

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