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Networking for Innovation: Anecdotal Evidences from a Large Sample Study of Innovative Enterprises.

Networks are very much part of entrepreneurs’ lives as they have to constantly interact with the environment for accessing vital resources. It is hence redundant to ask whether entrepreneurs network or not. More pertinent questions are: what is the nature of entrepreneurial networks and how effectiv...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Manimala, Mathew J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Entrepreneurship 1998
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Online Access:http://library.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui/handle/123456789/1408
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