With a little help from their friends: Exploring the advice networks of software entrepreneurs

Creativity and Innovation Management

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 2-10

  McGrath, Cathleen A ^a   Vance, Charles M ^a   Gray, Edmund R ^a  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85015763081     PISSN: 09631690     EISSN: 14678691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8691.00262     Document Type: Article

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