Networks and Their Relevance to the Entrepreneurial/Marketing Interface: A Review of the Evidence

Journal of Research in Marketing and Entrepreneurship

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 24-40

  Shaw, E ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Marketing tools; Networks; Social anthropology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993089655     PISSN: 14715201     EISSN: 1471521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14715209980001554     Document Type: Review

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